This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our supporters 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-profits 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 the key

demands in the struggle for women's freedom. Without apology, the abortion struggle now

by Jenny Brown. Out now from Verso Books.

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