Abortion beyond the law
building a global feminist movement for self-managed abortion
- ISBN: 9781804292068
- Editorial: Verso Books
- Fecha de la edición: 2023
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 240
- Idiomas: Inglés
Drawing on years of research with activists around the world, sociologist Naomi Braine describes the strategies, politics, and tactics of direct action feminists bringing abortion pills, information, and support to people seeking to end unwanted pregnancies. From combatting the legal strictures of Bolsonaro's Brazil, to navigating the NGO-dominated landscape of Kenya and Nigeria, feminist activists are making safe, accessible abortion care available against the odds.
Even more important, these women are building a robust transnational feminist network. Tactics developed in the Global South - hotlines, practices of accompaniment and peer-to-peer care, and scientific information - are now being shared with activists in Europe and North America, building a new model for international feminist solidarity.
Abortion is unstoppable: the emergence of a transnational movement
We are everywhere: the shape of the global movement for SMA
"An act of solidarity between women": strategies to share information and enable safe abortions
"Being an activist is not easy": managing security and sharing the risks
"We have become the experts": scientific research, medical protocols, and movement knowledge
"We all work together": building activist networks from the local to the global
"In it for the long term": the lives of committed activists
