This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our listeners who support us at patreon.com and by Verso Books, which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for dig listeners like you.

One that you might like is, without apology, the abortion struggle now by Jenny Brown. With an anti-abortion

majority on the Supreme Court and several states attempting to outlaw abortion altogether,

many activists are on the defensive, hoping to hold on to reproductive rights in a few places

and cases.

This spirited book shows how feminism can start winning again.

Jenny Brown uncovers a century of legal abortion in the United States until 1873,

recalls women's experiences in the illegal days, and shows how the women's liberation movement of the 1960s really won abortion rights.

She draws inspiration and lessons from the radicals of the Red Stockings,

the Army of Three, and the Jane Collective,

putting together a roadmap for today's organizers from the black

feminist argument for reproductive justice, the successful fight to make the morning after pill

available over the counter, and the recent mass movement to repeal Ireland's abortion ban.

Brown argues that politically conservative non- nonprofits have been setting the agenda,

emphasizing rare tragic cases, and relying on the rhetoric of choice and privacy.

Instead, it is time to return to the fundamental ideas that won legal abortion in the first

place, women publicly telling the

full truth of their own experience, demanding repeal of all abortion restrictions, and showing

how abortion and birth control are key demands in the struggle for women's liberation. Without apology, the abortion struggle now

by Jenny Brown. Out now from Verso Books.

Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

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