{"product_id":"coercion","title":"Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnmasking the systemic violence behind the overturning of Roe v. Wade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Kylie Cheung writes some of the most important dispatches from the front lines of women and marginalized people getting their rights systemically stripped around the world’ – Kat Tenbarge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the Supreme Court overturned \u003cem\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/em\u003e in 2022, the horrors inflicted by abortion bans began immediately and haven’t stopped. These laws have become a tool for abusers, as pregnant people face legal harassment, reproductive coercion, and life-threatening medical trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough biting analysis, Kylie Cheung argues that these aren’t unintended consequences, but deliberate acts of state-perpetrated violence inflicted on women and pregnant people, particularly those with the least resources and agency under capitalism and white supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapitalism has always consciously decided whose lives are expendable. This book is for everyone coming to terms with this fact in the era of the rollback of our bodily autonomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKylie Cheung is a reporter at \u003cem\u003eAbortion, Everyday\u003c\/em\u003e where she reports on reproductive rights and gender-based violence, and a former staff writer at \u003cem\u003eJezebel. \u003c\/em\u003eShe is the author of \u003cem\u003eSurvivor Injustice: State-Sanctioned Abuse, Domestic Violence, and the Fight for Bodily Autonomy\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has been published in \u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The New Post-Dobbs Order\u003cbr\u003e2. Domestic Violence, Medical Violence, and Anti-Abortion Violence\u003cbr\u003e3. How Abusers Weaponize Pregnancy in the Legal System\u003cbr\u003e4. Reproductive Coercion\u003cbr\u003e5. The Criminalization of Victimhood and Pregnancy\u003cbr\u003e6. Trapped: Pregnancy in the Carceral System\u003cbr\u003e7. The Medicalization of Abuse\u003cbr\u003e8. The Mythology of Rape Exceptions\u003cbr\u003e9. How Liberalism Abandoned Reproductive Justice\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Beyond Roe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A searing investigation into the intersecting structures that control the lives of women and pregnant people.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Clear-eyed and cutting … calls into question the very notion that America is an advanced society, let alone a just one.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A compelling and timely examination of the state of abortion access in the United States … Cheung is bipartisan in her criticism, skewering both conservatives and Democrats’ inaction on abortion rights and inattention to the suffering of Palestinian women and children in Gaza.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Exposes reproductive coercion.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Kylie Cheung is an activist’s dream. Not only is she committed to helping us all understand the damage abortion bans can do, she empowers readers with ways they can be part of the solution. Her book is a must-read for getting informed, staying sane and learning to fight back.\"\u003c\/span\u003e Lizz Winstead, founder of Abortion Front and co-creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Kylie Cheung writes some of the most important dispatches from the front lines of women and marginalized people getting their rights systemically stripped around the world.\" Kat Tenbarge, \u003ci\u003eSpitfire News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In this searingly personal, gripping account, Kylie Cheung explodes the conventional wisdom surrounding coercion and abortion. This book is an important new starting point for conversations about the real meaning of reproductive coercion.\"\u003c\/span\u003e Mary Ruth Ziegler, author of \u003ci\u003eRoe: The History of a National Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Cheung’s writing has clear eyes, sharp teeth, gorgeous rhythms, and immense power. This is an urgent, unforgettable book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e  Hannah Matthews, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Or Someone You Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Kylie Cheung skillfully shows us how the U.S. wields its foundational systemic oppressions against marginalized communities, especially women, gender expansive, and pregnant people in the post-Roe landscape. This book is required reading for everyone, and even if you think the issues covered don’t affect you, Cheung’s incisive analysis, journalistic skill, and compassionate approach quickly dispel that notion.\"\u003c\/span\u003e Lara Witt, editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003ePrism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A searing indictment of both conservative and liberal politicians’ adherence to capitalism, white supremacy, war and policing, and how they have left justice for sexual violence survivors and abortion access in the lurch. A must-read for all who care about bodily autonomy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e Renee Bracey Sherman, founder of \u003ci\u003eWe Testify\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eLIBERATING ABORTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a moment when pro-choice politics feels stuck on defense, \u003cem\u003eCoercion\u003c\/em\u003e offers a necessary jolt of clarity and courage. Clear-eyed and meticulously-researched, Cheung’s book exposes the violence of abortion bans—and demands that we think bigger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e Jessica Valenti, \u003ci\u003eAbortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44505492127837,"sku":"9780745350615","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/CoercionSurvivingandResistingAbortionBans.jpg?v=1781280161","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/en-us\/products\/coercion","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}