Awards

• Short-listed for Lambda Literary Award 2013

Overview

Generation Roe delves into phenomena such as abortion-recovery counselling,' and the infamous anti-choice 'black children are an endangered species' billboards. She tells the story of those who face threats on their lives to pursue careers in this stigmatized field; outlines the outrageous legislative battlegrounds that have propped up all over the USA and takes to task pro-choice activists for allowing the very words used in the debate to be controlled by anti-choice rhetoric - such as the term 'pro-life'.'

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Before and after Roe v. Wade, a third of all American women have needed an abortion at some time in their lives, yet instead of a subject of health care, this has become subject of secrecy. To break the spell, read Generation Roe by Sarah Erdreich. She replaces lies with honesty and myth with reality. --Gloria Steinem In her first book, journalist and women's health advocate Erdreich delivers a passionate study of the past, current, and future state of the pro-choice movement in America...This is a thoughtful and comprehensive treatment of one side of an emotionally charged topic. --Publishers Weekly In several sagaciously researched essays, Erdreich presents some of the voices of women who choose abortion and why. An honest probing of law, public perception and conscience in the abortion debate. --Kirkus Reviews Situated in an American context, Generation Roe explores the political and societal implications of access to abortion and what that means for a generation of women and providers who have come of age post-Roe vs. Wade (a landmark case decided in 1973 wherein the Supreme Court of the United States entrenched a woman's right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy). Interestingly, Erdreich demonstrates how the continual stigmatization of being pro-choice has actually made access to abortion an increasing problem. --Shameless Each generation experiences the battles for reproductive choice uniquely. Sarah Erdreich digs into our current terrain--one of crisis pregnancy centers, the lulling effect of Roe, and the introduction of a new cadre of young activists online--to illustrate the morality and urgency that animate the right to abortion.--Jennifer Baumgardner, author of ManifestA and Abortion & Life Sarah Erdreich zeroes in on the central paradox of abortion in America: One in three women will have at least one abortion by menopause, but the anti-choice movement is scoring victory after victory. Stigma and shame--and, let's not forget, fear of anti-choice violence--keep too many women from speaking out even as their rights are whittled away. Can the young activists of Generation Roe revitalize the pro-choice movement? If you want to know what they're thinking, this book is a great place to begin.--Katha Pollitt Forty years after Roe v. Wade, Erdreich shows why the abortion issue remains salient.--Ms. Magazine, Great Reads for Winter 2013 The book maintains a deft, critical tone that's a refreshing break from most writing about abortions. Erdreich honestly and sharply evaluates the state of the movement and looks at what is and is not working for reproductive rights activists. She discusses the social stigma surrounding abortion, the tide of anti-choice legislation sweeping the nation, the dangers of providing abortion care, abortion in pop culture, and the strategies employed by the anti-choice movement in detail, weaving personal and political narratives together quite seamlessly. It's a fantastic overview of the issues facing the movement today, and the people on the front lines of the culture war over reproductive rights. A must-have for readers interested in reproductive rights subjects, particularly those who wish to expand the scope and nature of the debate to make it more inclusive of the larger picture. --Bitch Magazine

In her first book, journalist and women's health advocate Erdreich delivers a passionate study of the past, current, and future state of the pro-choice movement in America...This is a thoughtful and comprehensive treatment of one side of an emotionally charged topic. <br>--Publishers Weekly In several sagaciously researched essays, Erdreich presents some of the voices of women who choose abortion and why. An honest probing of law, public perception and conscience in the abortion debate. <br>--Kirkus Reviews<br><br> Each generation experiences the battles for reproductive choice uniquely. Sarah Erdreich digs into our current terrain--one of crisis pregnancy centers, the lulling effect of Roe, and the introduction of a new cadre of young activists online--to illustrate the morality and urgency that animate the right to abortion. <br>--Jennifer Baumgardner, author of ManifestA and Abortion & Life <br><br> Sarah Erdreich zeroes in on the central paradox of abortion in America: One in three women will have at least one abortion by menopause, but the anti-choice movement is scoring victory after victory. Stigma and shame--and, let's not forget, fear of anti-choice violence--keep too many women from speaking out even as their rights are whittled away. Can the young activists of Generation Roe revitalize the pro-choice movement? If you want to know what they're thinking, this book is a great place to begin. <br>--Katha Pollitt

Each generation experiences the battles for reproductive choice uniquely. Sarah Erdreich digs into our current terrain--one of crisis pregnancy centers, the lulling effect of Roe, and the introduction of a new cadre of young activists online--to illustrate the morality and urgency that animate the right to abortion. <br>--Jennifer Baumgardner, author of ManifestA and Abortion & Life

Author Information

Women's health advocate and writer SARAH ERDREICH has been identified as a leading pro-choice activist by Newsweek, and her incisive writings on abortion rights have been noted by Jezebel, Feministing, and the National Partnership for Women and Families. She has worked for several prominent pro-choice organizations, and has been published in On The Issues, Lilith, Feminists For Choice, and RH Reality Check. She has also worked editorially with the magazines HUES and Teen Voice. Generation Roe is her first book.

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