E-Books →No Real Choice How Culture and Politics Matter for Reproductive Autonomy (Families in Focus)

Based on candid, in-depth interviews with women who considered but did not obtain an abortion,No Real Choicepunctures the myth that American women have full autonomy over their reproductive choices. Focusing on the experiences of a predominantly Black and low-income group of women, sociologist Katrina Kimport finds that structural, cultural, and experiential factors can make choosing abortion impossible-especially for those who experience racism and class discrimination. From these conversations, we see the obstacles to "choice" these women face, such as bans on public insurance coverage of abortion and rampant antiabortion claims that abortion is harmful. Kimport's interviews revealthat even as activists fight to preserveRoe v. Wade, class and racial disparities have already curtailed many women's freedom of choice.
No Real Choiceanalyzes both the structural obstacles to abortion and the cultural ideologies that try to persuade women not to choose abortion. Told with care and sensitivity,No Real Choicegives voice to women whose experiences are often overlooked in debates on abortion, illustrating how real reproductive choice is denied, for whom, and at what cost.