About the Book: Abortion Stories: American Literature Before Roe v. Wade
A one-of-a-kind, intersectional volume of abortion representation in American
literature before Roe v. Wade that compellingly proclaims: when abortion is
illegal, womens lives are always more precarious and limited
A Penguin Classic
Abortion Stories is the first volume of its kind to bring together a diverse
collection of writings on abortion published before 1973, when Roe v. Wade
legalized abortion in every American state. These stories, poems, essays, and
memoirs reflect a range of representations and responses to abortion during this
era, but when read together, they demonstrate how when abortion is illegal,
womens lives are