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Abortion : a personal story, a political choice / Pauline Harmange ; translated by Caitlin O'Neil.

by Harmange, Pauline, 1995- author.

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Brunswick, Victoria, Australia ; Minneapolis, Minnesota : Scribe Publications, 2023.

Harmange, Pauline, 1995- -- Health.

Reproductive rights.

9781957363295 (hardback) :

1957363290 (hardback)

85 pages ; 20 cm

Pain and envy -- Where are the women who've had abortions? -- The unthinkable -- A partial and subjective overview of abortion rights -- Too late -- Selfishnesses -- Shame -- Grief -- Healing.

"Discussion about abortion and associated rights are often limited to either 'anti-abortion' or 'pro-choice', the latter of which focuses on the importance of having the right to choose, rather than on what that right means for real people. In this timely essay, Pauline Harmange provides an intimate, detailed account of her abortion. Reminiscent of Annie Ernaux's Happening, Abortion is nuanced, complex, honest, and precise. Harmange gives voice to the emotions, reflections, and contradictions that someone could experience when they choose to terminate a pregnancy. At a time in which women's reproductive rights are being called into question around the world, Abortion is a clarion call, a powerful personal testimony, and a resolutely political vision: to restore power to our experiences, all our experiences, by sharing them, and to transform society for the better."--

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