Last week I posted the audio reel featured on NPR's shades of gray. Originally released by PRI in 2003, Jonathan Mitchell produces a truly balanced portrayal of Abortion in America.
It was from this program that I heard about the book Articles of Faith A Frontline History of the Abortion Wars by Cynthia Gorney.
I started reading the book this weekend and am finding it hard to put down. Part of what drew me to it was the reviews which all indicated that this is the most balanced and unbiased look at the two sides of the abortion wars.
The first chapter is largely geared towards illegal or "back alley" abortions. The criminalization of abortion did little to deter women from seeking them. Women with resources could find safe abortions in some cases but women without money had no choice but to attempt their own or seek out dangerous alternatives. Many women paid for those decisions with their lives. Chapter one describes the network of doctors, ministers and other volunteers who took the risks involved in providing women with options for a safe abortion. These individuals operate outside the law with the sole intent of preventing women from subjecting themselves to unsafe abortions.
More on this book as I progress though it.
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