0 Item

Abortion Pills Go Global

Reproductive Freedom across Borders

By: Sydney Calkin

Write A Review

Hardcover | 3 October 2023 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover
367 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 2.28

Hardcover

RRP $145.20

$140.90

or 4 interest-free payments of $35.23 with

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

When will this arrive by?
Enter delivery postcode to estimate

An unprecedented, up-close look into the global self-managed abortion movement.

Abortion pills have made safe medication abortion possible for millions of people around the world, even in the most restrictive circumstances. In this timely book, Sydney Calkin illustrates the profound, transformative promise of these pills—which are safe, effective, and responsible for a sharp decline in maternal mortality. Abortion Pills Go Global demonstrates that the widespread practice of self-managed medication abortion makes it more difficult for countries to enforce oppressive abortion laws and less willing to do so.

Taking a bold and unique geographic approach, this book follows these pills as they are manufactured and transported by feminist activists from India to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, and the United States. Calkin shows that the growing availability of abortion pills in places with restrictive laws means more people have access to self-managed healthcare. Abortion Pills Go Global looks ahead to see how the broader politics of abortion could shift in response to this global movement—one that looks not to laws for protection but to on-the-ground feminist mobilizations across borders.

Industry Reviews

"[E]ye-opening . . . Calkin's meticulous analysis demonstrates how the technological development of these pills has led to substantial changes in the social politics of abortion around the world, due not just to their ease of use but their ease of transport. The result is an incisive look at the deeply intertwined relationship between international supply chains, local politics, underground activism, and women's rights." * Publishers Weekly *
"Abortion Pills Go Global: Reproductive Freedom across Borders is a compelling reminder that reproductive justice demands abortion to be autonomous, accessible, and affordable, and MA delivered through a demedicalized model advances us towards such a goal." * Medicine, Conflict and Survival *
"For feminist scholars of International Relations, this urgent book offers an insightful case-study, contributing to wider conversations about global social movements and reproductive justice." * International Affairs *

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.