The A Word: Abortion: Real Women, Tough Choices, Personal Freedom

By Mary Ann Sorrentino

The A Word: Real Women, Tough Choices, Personal Freedom is about a woman's right to choose for herself. The majority of Americans, over sixty percent, support a woman's right to choose. But few women... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884279073
• ISBN13: 9780884279075
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: North River Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A man's view of abortion

I feel the book gives an honest and easy read as to the many confusing and interrelated forces impacting on the abortion issue. I feel she included the male view point, pointing out that some men have very strong feelings on the issue and, sometimes, support the decision of the women and sometimes they don't. An excellent view on the total picture of abortion and the support a woman needs when deciding to go forward.

Fascinating and compelling

It's hard to believe that a story like this could actually be non-fiction. We know that many suffered for civil rights; but so many of the other rights that we take for granted in 2006 also required "freedom fighters" willing to suffer an enormous personal toll for their beliefs. This one of those stories. Not only is it fascinating to realize what was going on behind the scenes in the fight for reproductive rights; it's compelling reading to understand what one courageous woman actually did and endured on a personal level, to benefit so many.

This is a book for all women to read - young and old.

I had just finished reading this gripping book and had placed it on the counter. My ninety-two year old mother who was visiting, picked it up while I was preparing dinner and read the introduction. She then remarked about how well she thought the book was written. I directed her to the personal stories in the book commenting on how riveting I found them. After reading a few she said, "These things really did happen you know. I remember my mother talking about a young woman she knew who died after having an illegal abortion." And, then my mom continued to reveal information to me about her own experiences with women she knew at work who sought to end unwanted pregnancies but had no place to go that was safe. Having lived during a time when legal abortion was not available to women, my mom was acutely aware of the consequences of not being able to avail oneself of qualified medical personnel in such a situation. "The A Word" reminds us all to continue the fight to keep safe and legal abortions available to all who choose to end their unwanted pregnancies through termination.