Bodies on the Line

At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America

Author: Lauren Rankin
ISBN: 9781640094741

As the courts betray us and our leaders fail us, only we can keep each other safe. In this powerful, empathetic look at abortion clinic escorting, “one of the most under-covered and crucial, lifesaving, rigorous forms of activism out there” (Rebecca Traister), Lauren Rankin offers real hope—and a real call to action for a post-Roe America. Incisive and eye-opening, Bodies on the Line makes a clear case that the right to an abortion is a fundamental part of human dignity. And now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the stakes facing us all if that right disappears have never been higher.Clinic escorts—everyday volunteers who shepherd patients safely inside to receive care—are fighting on the front lines by replacing hostility with humanity. Prepared to stand up and protect abortion access as they have for decades, even in the face of terrorism and violence, clinic escorts live—and have even died—to ensure that abortion remains not only accessible but a basi

Publisher: Catapult
Publish Date: 2022-04-05

Subjects: Social Science / Abortion & Birth Control, Health & Fitness / Women's Health, Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy

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