Birth control, contraception, family planning Books

Book SynopsisUntil the late 1960s, the authorities on abortion were for the mostpart men—politicians, clergy, lawyers, physicians, all of whomhad an interest in regulating women’s bodies. Even today, when wehear women speak publicly about abortion, the voices are usually thoseof the leaders of women’s and abortion rights organizations,women who hold political office, and, on occasion, female physicians.We also hear quite frequently from spokeswomen for anti-abortiongroups. Rarely, however, do we hear the voices of ordinarywomen—women whose lives have been in some way touched byabortion. Their thoughts typically owe more to human circumstance thanto ideology, and without them, we run the risk of thinking and talkingabout the issue of abortion only in the abstract. Without Apology seeks to address this issue by gatheringthe voices of activists, feminists, and scholars as well as abortionproviders and clinic support staff alongside the stories of women whoseexperience with abortion is more personal. With the particular aim ofmoving beyond the polarizing rhetoric that has characterized the issueof abortion and reproductive justice for so long, WithoutApology is an engrossing and arresting account that will promoteboth reflection and discussion.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Without Apology / Shannon Stettner 1 Abortion in Canada: A History / Shannon Stettner Part I Speaking from Experience 2 Giving Voice to the Unspeakable / Judith Mintz 3 T.A. / Clarissa Hurley 4 But I Kept All These Things, and Pondered Them in My Heart / JessWoolford 5 Keep It Small / Evey Hornbeck 6 A Bad Law and a Bold Woman / Bernadette Wagner 7 I Don’t Blame the Abortion / Rebecca 8 [untitled] / Mackenzie Part II Abortion Rights Activism 9 The Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics: Reproductive Freedomand the Campaign to Overturn the Federal Abortion Law / Carolyn Eganand Linda Gardner 10 The Radical Handmaids and Stephen Harper’s War on Women,Battleground 2012: Reopening the Abortion Debate / Aalya Ahmad /Radical Handmaids 11 Arts4choice.com / Martha Solomon 12 "We Can Get There Faster If We All Move Together": TheBirth of a Reproductive Justice Academic Activist / ColleenMacQuarrie 13 We Need to See Change: One Woman’s Motivations for PushingWaves on Prince Edward Island / Sadie Roberts 14 Pro-Choice Organizing on Canadian University Campuses: Unpackingthe Debate over Free Speech Versus Hate Speech / Kelly Holloway Part III Challenging Opposing Positions 15 Blinded by the Right: My Past as an Anti-abortion Activist /Natalie Lochwin 16 One Woman’s Evolving View of Abortion / Tracey L.Anderson 17 Pro-Choice for God’s Sake / Shannon Pinkney 18 Abortion Commentary / Laura Wershler 19 Pro-abortion and Proud: Exploring Alternative ReproductiveJustice Labels / Laura Gillespie 20 Same as It Ever Was: Anti-Choice Extremism and the "ThirdWay" / Jane Cawthorne 21 Women over Ideology / Nick Van der Graaf Part IV Practitioners and Clinic Support 22 Lessons from Life in Abortion Care / Peggy Cooke 23 "Do you think I will go to hell for this?" / RuthMiller 24 The Counsellor’s Voice / Erin Mullan 25 Empathy: Whose Choice Is OK? / Ellen Wiebe 26 Therapeutic Abortion / Sterling Haynes 27 "I am proud to provide abortions" / Evan James Part V Sites of Struggle 28 The Choice Between Rights and Revolution / Karen Stote 29 Sex Selection Abortions: The Politics of Race in MulticulturalCanada / Bindy Kang 30 The Public Pregnancy: How the Fetal Debut and the Public HealthParadigm Affect Pregnancy Practice / Jen Rinaldi 31 A Harm-Reduction Approach to Abortion / Shannon Dea The Unfinished Revolution / Shannon Stettner

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive history of contraception in Ireland from the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 to the 1990s. Drawing on oral history and archival sources, Laura Kelly provides insights into the lived experiences of Irish men and women and activists in this period.Trade Review'As reproductive rights emerge with visceral relevance on the international stage, Laura Kelly's intervention with Contraception and Modern Ireland provides a timely reminder that playing politics with people's bodies ends in bedrooms, bathrooms and backstreets of fear. This is a history which finds its rhythm in women's words and those of the first interviewee sum up much of the paradox of Irish society's response to contraception in the twentieth century. 'We were awful innocent', Deirdre, a mother of six recalls, 'We were awful innocent'. Indeed, the awfulness often sat in deadly proximity to that innocence causing, until Kelly's book, untold misery, fear, and anxiety. This impressive book charts the history of the last generation in Ireland to live without access to legal contraception. It explores the implications of that legacy, the shifting ground of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the development and impact of reproductive activism, and, through oral history, accesses for the first time the quiet, private and everyday ways women and men negotiated the realities of 'awful innocence' in the bedroom.' Lindsey Earner-Byrne, University College Cork'Laura Kelly has masterfully captured the interlocking spaces of religious, political and health expertise, activism and sexual practices that have shaped the circulation of contraception in modern Ireland. This beautifully written and thoroughly researched book is a key contribution to the history of contraception and, through the personal narratives of Irish men and women who advocated for, prescribed, used, desired and rejected birth control, uniquely illuminating.' Agata Ignaciuk, University of Granada'In this fascinating study of contraception in Ireland between the 1920s and 1990s, Laura Kelly provides us with a nuanced narrative that fully captures the complexities of sexuality in modern Irish society. Her use of oral histories to illuminate the experiences of men and women negotiating family planning and contraception makes for a rich and valuable study of those whose stories would otherwise be lost. This book is sure to become the definitive history of reproductive rights in modern Ireland.' Wendy Kline, Purdue University, Indiana'Eloquently and thoughtfully written, this book offers a ground-breaking, original and significant contribution to our understanding of contraception in twentieth century Ireland. The mix of archival and oral history methodologies offers a unique perspective on the subject and is an exemplar of how to use oral testimony in an effective and engaging way.' Leanne McCormick, Ulster University'… this book is full of important testimony about endurance … absorbing, disturbing, and revealing.' Diarmaid FerriterTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Access to contraception and family planning information in Ireland from the 1920s to the 1950s; 2. Sexual knowledge and morality from the 1940s to the 1970s; 3. Birth control practices and attitudes to contraception in the 1960s and 1970s; 4. The pill, women's agency and doctor-patient relationships in the 1960s and 1970s; 5. The Catholic Church, 'sympathetic' priests and religious influences on family planning after Humane Vitae; 6. Family planning clinics and activism in the 1970s; 7. Feminist campaigns for free, safe and legal contraception in the 1970s; 8. Campaigns against contraception in 1970s and 1980s Ireland; 9. Family planning after the Family Planning Act: access to contraception in 1980s and 1990s Ireland; Conclusion; Appendix.

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Book SynopsisPublic Health Service's involvement in sex education provides new insights into one of the most contested subjects in America.Trade ReviewLord, a public health historian, argues that the U.S. government has spent the past 90 years trying to give Americans frank sex education, but the power of religious groups and Americans' own squeamishness in admitting to having premarital sex has thwarted public health officials for nearly all of that time. Publishers Weekly 2009 Lively historical account... Lord is particularly enlightening about the ways in which race, religion and geography have produced an inconsistent approach to sex education. -- Susan Jacoby Washington Post Book World 2010 This fascinating history of the past hundred years of sex education in America explores public and private efforts to eradicate sexually transmitted disease and promote healthy sexual behavior: It also reveals our hang-up, Alexandra Lord observes: "'Americans' uneasiness with sexual behavior." Youth Today 2010 Americans have a split on the issue: using a condom is a responsible action, but having the sex that makes using a condom a responsible action, well, that's irresponsible and immoral. Lord, a former historian for the Public Health Service, has documented this ambivalent stance throughout her fascinating book, which surprises throughout in showing just how little sex education changed through the twentieth century, even though we profited from an increase in scientific knowledge and from improved contraceptive and prophylactic technologies. Erotica Readers and Writers Association 2010 An informative and enjoyable read. -- James Wagoner Conscience 2010 This is a highly readable study about a hot-button issue... Condom Nation contextualizes federal policies within the changing sexual mores of the twentieth century and shows how important it is to look at the story behind sex education campaigns. -- Tamara Myers H-Net Reviews 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Word on Terminology1. In Bed with the Fed2. The People's War, 1918–19263. Battling the Mad Dog, 1927–19404. Lifting the Shadow from the Land, 1941–19455. A False Sense of Security, 1946–19596. Making Love, Not Babies or Disease, 1960–19807. Telling It Like It Is, 1981–19888. Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, 1989–2008EpilogueNotesIndex

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