The Turnaway Study

Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion

Author: Diana Greene Foster
ISBN: 9781982141578

“If you read only one book about democracy, The Turnaway Study should be it. Why? Because without the power to make decisions about our own bodies, there is no democracy.” —Gloria Steinem The “remarkable” (The New Yorker) landmark study of the consequences on women’s lives—emotional, physical, financial, professional, personal, and psychological—of receiving versus being denied an abortion that “should be required reading for every judge, member of Congress, and candidate for office—as well as anyone who hopes to better understand this complex and important issue” (Cecile Richards).What happens when a woman seeking an abortion is turned away? To answer this question, Diana Greene Foster assembled a team of scientists—psychologists, epidemiologists, demographers, nurses, physicians, economists, sociologists, and public health researchers—to conduct a ten-year study. They followed a thousand women from across America, some of whom received abortions, some of who

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Publish Date: 2021-06

Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Social Science / Women's Studies, Social Science / Abortion & Birth Control

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Reproductive Issues)