Abortion (or Woman as Threefold Murderess)

A look at abortion in four genres: poetry, fiction, and essays, written by novelist, poet, and essayist Judy Juanita. Beginning with her mother's Depression-era decision not to abort, Juanita traces how shame, faith, and morality shape women's choices to abort or carry to term. Brief essays highlight the personal and political challenges

women faced with the decision to abort. The book reveals the complexities that arise for black women, black activists, and women in general.

In 1968, while...