Undue burden : life-and-death decisions in post-Roe America

Luthra, Shefali, author.

First edition.

Book

New York : Doubleday, [2024]

©2024

xviii, 348 pages ; 25 cm

Through the perspectives of patients, providers, activists and lawmakers, the author, as the landscape of abortion rights continues to shift, forcing people to cross state lines to seek life-saving care, presents this timely examination of human rights, healthcare and economic and racial inequality in America.

Pro-life movement -- United States.

Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Birth control -- Political aspects -- United States.

Abortion services -- United States.

Women's rights -- United States.

Palatine (Ill.) -- BIPOC author.

Grayslake (Ill.) -- BIPOC author.

Introduction -- Tiffany: losing Roe. Where it started, where it ends: Texas ; "It shouldn't be this hard": Oklahoma -- Angela: across state lines. Not strong enough: New Mexico and Illinois ; A haven, for now: Kansas -- Darlene: the safe haven myth. The promised oasis: California ; Just because it's legal: Colorado ; Even the best-laid plans: New York -- Jasper: the fight for the future. The center that couldn't hold: Florida ; Neither living nor dead: Arizona ; How far will this go?: Washington, D.C. -- Epilogue: The world after Dobbs: Texas -- Afterword.

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