The Abortion Myth: Feminism, Morality and the Hard Choices Women Make
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'Women make decisions about abortion lightly.'
'Only 'Right to Lifers' see abortion as a moral issue.'
The Abortion Myth explodes these and other myths about abortion, while forging a new women-centred abortion ethic capable of preserving a woman's right to control her body and her freedom to choose or reject motherhood. Feminists have long insisted that abortion is a straightforward issue of women's health and their right to control their own bodies. But, Leslie Cannold argues, abortion is not simply a health issue, it is a difficult moral issue: one in which women's responsibilities are as important as their rights. While arguing from a feminist perspective, Cannold rejects the longstanding feminist position on abortion, arguing that it is both out of touch with many women's experience, and vulnerable to rapid changes in reproductive technologies.
At the centre of the book are interviews with 45 'pro-choice' and 'pro-life women. The women who share their stories in The Abortion Myth have no doubt that it is their right to choose abortion. Yet many have begun to find the rumble of so many unanswered questions about the morality of this choice hard to ignore. Are some pregnancies irresponsible? What reasons for having an abortion are bad ones? Does the fetus matter, how much and why? And even if a woman has a right to choose abortion, is it always right for her to make that choice?
Written in an engaging and easy-to-read style, The Abortion Myth is a book no one who cares about the fate of women's reproductive freedoms in a rapidly changing world can afford to miss.
Author: Leslie Cannold
Format: Paperback, 192 pages, 130mm x 195mm
Published: 1998, Allen & Unwin, Australia
Genre: Social Issues, Services & Welfare
Description
'Women make decisions about abortion lightly.'
'Only 'Right to Lifers' see abortion as a moral issue.'
The Abortion Myth explodes these and other myths about abortion, while forging a new women-centred abortion ethic capable of preserving a woman's right to control her body and her freedom to choose or reject motherhood. Feminists have long insisted that abortion is a straightforward issue of women's health and their right to control their own bodies. But, Leslie Cannold argues, abortion is not simply a health issue, it is a difficult moral issue: one in which women's responsibilities are as important as their rights. While arguing from a feminist perspective, Cannold rejects the longstanding feminist position on abortion, arguing that it is both out of touch with many women's experience, and vulnerable to rapid changes in reproductive technologies.
At the centre of the book are interviews with 45 'pro-choice' and 'pro-life women. The women who share their stories in The Abortion Myth have no doubt that it is their right to choose abortion. Yet many have begun to find the rumble of so many unanswered questions about the morality of this choice hard to ignore. Are some pregnancies irresponsible? What reasons for having an abortion are bad ones? Does the fetus matter, how much and why? And even if a woman has a right to choose abortion, is it always right for her to make that choice?
Written in an engaging and easy-to-read style, The Abortion Myth is a book no one who cares about the fate of women's reproductive freedoms in a rapidly changing world can afford to miss.
The Abortion Myth: Feminism, Morality and the Hard Choices Women Make