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Book SynopsisIn a post Roe society where abortion is becoming increasingly difficult to access, abortion clinic escorts ensure patient safety and comfort. This qualitative study highlights the challenges and motivations escorts experienced at clinics across the country both pre and post Dobbs. Drawing on interviews with clinic escorts, the author examines how increasing abortion restrictions, lack of police support, massive clinic closures, and upticks in anti-abortion protesting from Christian organizations impact the clinic escorts’ work and their perceived ability to keep the sidewalks of their clinics peaceful for patients seeking abortion care.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Chapter 1. Abortion Laws, Restrictions, and Study Participants
Chapter 2. Clinic Locations and Physical Plant Challenges
Chapter 3. Engagement vs. Non-Engagement with Antis
Chapter 4. Escorting Presents Personal Challenges
Chapter 5. Race and Clinic Escorting
Chapter 6. Police Presence at Abortion Clinics
Chapter 7. Roe v. Wade
Chapter 8. White Catholics v. White Evangelicals
Chapter 9. For Antis, Abortion is Never an Option
Chapter 10. ‘I Don’t Fear For My Safety…But I Probably Should’
Chapter 11. Clinic Volunteerism Challenges and Motivations
Chapter 12. June 25th 2022 and Beyond
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