You're the Only One I've Told by Meera Shah

You're the Only One I've Told will do both. They can also help us find community and a shared sense of camaraderie over experiences just like ours. Youre the Only One Ive Told: The Stories Behind Abortion Meera Shah. A wide range of ages, races, socioeconomic factors, and experiences shows that abortion always occurs in a unique context. This book collects these stories as theyve been told to Shah to humanize abortion and to combat myths that persist in the discourse that surrounds it. Stories have power to break down stigmas and help us to empathize with those whose experiences are unlike our own. The refrain was often the same: Youre the only one Ive told. A healthcare issue that's so precious and foundational to reproductive, social, and economic freedom for millions of people is exploited by politicians who lack understanding or compassion about the context in which abortion occurs.

Meera Shah, Chief medical officer of Planned. Meera Shah, tells the stories of ordinary people who have made the choice to have an abortion. Today, abortion has become a core political litmus test for party loyalty. 'Moving, multifaceted, and deeply human.as eye-opening as it is compelling' Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble At a time where reproductive rights are at risk, these vital stories of diverse individuals serve as a reminder of the importance of empathy, finding community and motivating advocacy For a long time, when people asked Dr. Youre the Only One Ive Told: The Stories Behind Abortion by Meera Shah My rating: 5 of 5 stars This excellent and important book, written by Dr. An intentionally wide range of ages, races, socioeconomic factors and experiences, shows that abortion does not happen in a vacuum-it always occurs in a unique context. This book collects those stories as they've been told to Shah to humanize abortion and to combat myths that persist in the discourse that surrounds it. And the refrain was often the same: You're the only one I've told. One by one, people would confide-at BBQs, at jury duty, in the middle of the greeting card aisle at Target- that in fact they'd had an abortion themselves. And an interesting thing started to happen each time she met someone new. &“I'm an abortion provider,&” she will now say. But over the last few years, Shah decided it was time to be direct. Meera Shah what she did, she would tell them she was a doctor and leave it at that.

You're the Only One I've Told by Meera Shah