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Access inside the abortion underground and the sixty-year battle for reproductive freedom

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"In this "engrossing" history (Booklist, starred review), award-winning author Rebecca Grant charts the reproductive freedom movement from the days before Roe through the seismic impact of Dobbs. The stories in Access span four continents, tracing strategies across generations and borders. Grant cen...

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Main Author: Grant, Rebecca (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2026.
Edition:First Avid Reader Press trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
Abortion.
Abortion > Law and legislation.
Abortion services > Law and legislation.
Pro-choice movement.
Women's rights.
Women's rights > History.
Informational works.
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Summary:"In this "engrossing" history (Booklist, starred review), award-winning author Rebecca Grant charts the reproductive freedom movement from the days before Roe through the seismic impact of Dobbs. The stories in Access span four continents, tracing strategies across generations and borders. Grant centers activists who engage in direct action to help people get the abortions they need. Their efforts involve no small measure of derring-do, spycraft, sea adventures, close calls, undercover operations, smuggling, sequins, legal dramas, victories, defeats, and, above all, a deeply held conviction that all risks are worth it for the cause. Drawing on expert research and investigative reporting, and told with deep compassion and humanity by a journalist who has spent her career on the front lines of the fight, Access celebrates the bravery, ingenuity, and determination of women who fight for a fundamental human right-and serves as an inspiring rallying cry for the work ahead"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:x, 468 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-468).
ISBN:9781668053256
166805325X
Author Notes:Rebecca Grant is a freelance journalist based in Portland, Oregon, who covers reproductive rights, health, and justice. Her work has appeared in NPR, New York magazine, The Atlantic , VICE , The Nation , The Washington Post , Mother Jones , Marie Claire , Cosmopolitan , HuffPost , and The Guardian , among other publications. She has received grants and fellowships from the International Women's Media Foundation, the International Reporting Project, The Fund for Investigative Journalists, and Type Investigations, reporting stories around the US and the world. Rebecca studied English and art history at Cornell University and served in the Peace Corps in Thailand. Before full-time freelancing, she worked at Washingtonian Magazine and wrote about startups in San Francisco. She is the author of Birth and Access .

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