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A review by alixsbooktherapy
Comics for Choice: Illustrated Abortion Stories, History and Politics by Ally Shwed, Sarah Crowe, Steph Kraft Sheley, Leah Hayes, Bree Jordan, Kris Louis, Hallie Jay Pope, Lindsay Rodriguez, Julia Krase, Mallory McMaster, Sharon Rimann, Laura Martin, M.J. Flores, Laura Lannes, Mick Moran, Kennedy Tarrell, Kriota Willberg, Andrew Carl, Claudia E. Berger, Lilly Taing, O.K. Fox, Yamani Hernandez, Rachel Hays, Samantha Romero, C.B. Hart, Vreni, Jennifer Camper, Michelle Kinsey Bruns, Hazel Newlevant, Cynthia Greenlee, Kendra Josie Kirkpatrick, Benita Ulisano, Anna Sellheim, Wren Chavers, Sarah Mirk, Whit Taylor, Heidi Williamson, Erin Lux, Stephanie Rodriguez, Jaz Malone, Emily Lady, Katie Brown, Kat Fajardo, Tatiana Gill, Brittany Mostiller, Lucy Haslam, Katie Fricas, Sophia Foster-Dimino, Rickie Solinger, Tanya DePass, Ahmara Smith, Anise Simon, Cathy Camper, Anna Bongiovanni, Sage Coffey, Rachel Wilson, Nomi Kane, Gianna Meola, Renee Bracey, Rachel Merrill, Daniela Diaz
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I decided to read this as a rape victim and someone who lives in a city where you cannot get a abortion, I've been so close to having kids when I literally could die due to my health issues
This really shows me men should not be the ones to ever talk to women if they want a abortion because men will continue to ask you if you think it's right or give you reasons why you shouldn't have one.
No fetus is worth giving birth to if you don't want it our foster homes and orphanages are already filled enough have abortions!
I loved being able to relate to some of these ladies stories and how alot of them weren't ready to be moms or didn't have the funds to have the kids, I was absolutely so mad when they mentioned how much abortions cost I remember how pricey it was for me But still abortions should be free just like having sex is.
As we go on throughout the book we see different art styles and I love it especially with the women in prison who are imprisoned for abortions/miscarriages. There was one girl who brought a gun and saved the women from being murdered for their "crimes"
"As if pro-choice people believe in abortion. This is false. We believe in personal choice. A person can have a future."
Access to abortion is a human right
In past tense future forward it made me so mad that the doctor showed the lady pictures of "what you're doing if you have a abortion" it's triggering and will only make people have unsafe abortions if they don't feel welcomed or accepted at the clinlic
The story of my abortion broke me she assumed she wasn't pregnant because of how many scares she had and ended up not being pregnant then she starts bleeding and little does she know she's very pregnant and it costs thousands of dollars upfront to abort it
Justin cheating on Lani and trying to hide it, Lani dumped him at the pond but before that he said that they can't go to his place and never said why then when Lani calls to tell Justin she's pregnant she learns why
Small mistakes big problems is the one that got me so mad the partner ends up doing stuff while the sophia is asleep says he'll buy sophia plan b but when it comes to his trip he doesn't even though he came in sophia without a condom and when he said he'd pull out like what the fuck you just raped somebody and now you're not gonna buy Sophia a plan b
"I guess if he wants to fuck me without a condom so bad then I should go on birth control" Sophia ends up pregnant and gets a abortion. We figure out later he's abusive and controlling forces her to have sex him for him paying rent and "taking care of her" which we see wasn't the case when he hits her and asks "do you want to break up"
"3 years later I had my first orgasm at 25" this broke me its the sad reality for most rape victims she goes on to tell her thoughts of how she still thinks about the kid she would of had if she didn't have a abortion which I know that feeling all to well even though she made the right choice
"And I Still want to see you someday but definitely not back then and not yet today" the epilogue for Sophia's story broke me but I'm glad she told us her story
"I can't wait to eat my weight in rice balls and bubble tea"
This book was a must read
This really shows me men should not be the ones to ever talk to women if they want a abortion because men will continue to ask you if you think it's right or give you reasons why you shouldn't have one.
No fetus is worth giving birth to if you don't want it our foster homes and orphanages are already filled enough have abortions!
I loved being able to relate to some of these ladies stories and how alot of them weren't ready to be moms or didn't have the funds to have the kids, I was absolutely so mad when they mentioned how much abortions cost I remember how pricey it was for me But still abortions should be free just like having sex is.
As we go on throughout the book we see different art styles and I love it especially with the women in prison who are imprisoned for abortions/miscarriages. There was one girl who brought a gun and saved the women from being murdered for their "crimes"
"As if pro-choice people believe in abortion. This is false. We believe in personal choice. A person can have a future."
Access to abortion is a human right
In past tense future forward it made me so mad that the doctor showed the lady pictures of "what you're doing if you have a abortion" it's triggering and will only make people have unsafe abortions if they don't feel welcomed or accepted at the clinlic
The story of my abortion broke me she assumed she wasn't pregnant because of how many scares she had and ended up not being pregnant then she starts bleeding and little does she know she's very pregnant and it costs thousands of dollars upfront to abort it
Justin cheating on Lani and trying to hide it, Lani dumped him at the pond but before that he said that they can't go to his place and never said why then when Lani calls to tell Justin she's pregnant she learns why
Small mistakes big problems is the one that got me so mad the partner ends up doing stuff while the sophia is asleep says he'll buy sophia plan b but when it comes to his trip he doesn't even though he came in sophia without a condom and when he said he'd pull out like what the fuck you just raped somebody and now you're not gonna buy Sophia a plan b
"I guess if he wants to fuck me without a condom so bad then I should go on birth control" Sophia ends up pregnant and gets a abortion. We figure out later he's abusive and controlling forces her to have sex him for him paying rent and "taking care of her" which we see wasn't the case when he hits her and asks "do you want to break up"
"3 years later I had my first orgasm at 25" this broke me its the sad reality for most rape victims she goes on to tell her thoughts of how she still thinks about the kid she would of had if she didn't have a abortion which I know that feeling all to well even though she made the right choice
"And I Still want to see you someday but definitely not back then and not yet today" the epilogue for Sophia's story broke me but I'm glad she told us her story
"I can't wait to eat my weight in rice balls and bubble tea"
This book was a must read