Wade decision in 1973, Reagan proves that criminalizing abortions has never stopped them from occurring-instead, it only causes significant risk to both patients who seek help and the doctors who provide it. By thoughtfully and unflinchingly detailing the experiences of those who sought and provided illegal abortions up until the Roe v. Reagan’s account of pre-Roe America was the first-ever study on the history of illegal abortion in the United States. Wade (1973) When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine and Law in the United States by Leslie J. Collectively, they tell America’s abortion story-where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are likely headed.Įditor’s note: The literary guide below was researched by Lauren Hutton and Alexandria Juarez and written collaboratively by Lauren Hutton, Alexandria Juarez, Jo Lou, and Katie Robinson. They cover a vast, and still evolving story: the history of illegal abortions in America, the impact of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy on Black women, and the right wing assault on abortion in the years since Roe v. To that end, we have assembled a list of books we hope readers will explore. It breaks down barriers, offering a forum for deep and sustained critical analysis. What this really comes down to is power-who has it, who doesn’t, and the far right’s effort to maintain the socio-economic status quo.Īt Electric Literature, we believe that storytelling has the power to shape public consciousness. Low-income families and women of color will be disproportionately affected, and cycles of poverty will continue for generations. This distinction is crucial: if the very people who claim to want to end abortion will maintain private access to it, then why should it be criminalized in the first place? If safe and legal abortion is taken away, the consequences will reverberate throughout American society.
Abortion has long been their rallying cry, but it’s important to remember that the scope of this decision would reach far beyond a person’s right to choose-simply because there will always be a subset of women (and powerful men) who have access to abortion, whether or not it’s legal. Wade would represent the single greatest political victory of the American far right movement. I say human rights, as opposed to women’s rights, because abortion is, first and foremost, a human right.Īn argument can be made that overturning Roe v. Wade, rolling back decades of work fought on behalf of human rights. It’s difficult to process the recent news of a leaked draft decision from SCOTUS what’s even more difficult is that the draft decision, should it become a ruling, will overturn Roe v. Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work.
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