A Woman's Book of Choices: Abortion, Menstrual Extraction, Ru-486

by Rebecca Chalker and Carol Downer

The New Our Bodies, Ourselves calls menstrual extraction (ME) "a powerful example of medical research done by women on and for ourselves." As the safest and most effective of the techniques that can... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941423867
• ISBN13: 9780941423861
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Awesome Book!!

Every (liberal) woman shoudl read this book. It is a must have for strong women in America. Thsi book arms you with what you need to know about women's rights regarding legislation. I gave it 4 stars because the book needs to be updated, but it's chock full of so much great stuff that it is still a wonderful book.

WONDERFUL

this book is absolutely wonderful, and i am so glad to have added it to my library. its incredibly educational, and really no woman should live without it. i highly recommend it, especially if you are a woman seeking advice concerning menstruation, pregnancy and the like. this book will certainly be a life long reference for me, especially seeing how our reproductive rights as women are continuously put on the stand. this book gives me hope, and lets me know that there are in fact options outside of a coathanger, and the legal process, that are safe and effective.

Excellent Information

Even though some of the information will now be dated, the book is excellent and I can't recommend strongly enough that every pro-choice (pro-child, pro-family; they are all the same thing) woman own this book. It documents very clearly the history of abortion and abortion laws and techniques. It describes procedures clearly; a must for anyone facing the current misinformation both sides of the abortion fight are often guilty of. It also has invaluable information on menstrual extraction. The book clearly cites tragic instances of women desperate for legal, safe abortion who have killed themselves trying unsafe "folk" methods. It makes clear that we want our daughters to choose between better options in the future, rather than face a frightening return to the past. The book is well-written, well-organized, and does not carry a proselytising flavour in any way. It is very objective in tone, which I appreciate, without being too technical, medical, or dry. It is also clearly footnoted and every source checks out.

Great book

If you are interested in women's self-help gynecological care and learning about menstrual extractions then this is a must have book. It is the best book on menstrual extraction available at this time.