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I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America
I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America | Rebecca Little, Colleen Long
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A must-read investigation of reproductive health under fire in Post-Roe America.I'm Sorry for My Loss delves into the abyss of pregnancy loss, a topic that is misunderstood and full of guilt and shame. It is written with emotional resonance and humor by authors who have both been through it themselves. Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, childhood friends who grew up to be journalists, enlighten readers on the deep, sometimes mystifying history behind how we view pregnancy and loss, including: The hidden links that bind together abortion, miscarriage, terminations for medical reasons, and stillbirthHow the history of pregnancy loss in America shapes our views todayRecent cultural and political changes that are leading to dangerous medical care for womenAnd much moreThe authors interviewed more than one hundred people who have lost a pregnancy, along with dozens of historians, linguists, midwives, doctors, and therapists to create a comprehensive work that examines pregnancy loss from every angle, from the inadequacy of the words we use to the legal and medical maelstrom, and the ways in which parents have created their own mourning rituals in a culture that lacks them. I'm Sorry for My Loss is an approachable and deeply readable book about a traditionally unapproachable topic.
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Melismatic
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This right here is why these abortion laws cropping up scare me and why it‘s never been clearer these laws *arent* about protecting babies or women.

Abortion is simply healthcare. 👋🏻

Catsandbooks 👏🏼❤️💯 15h
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Melismatic
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Also couldn‘t *not* share this heartbreaking section on the “birth” so to speak of gynecology.

I need to find this plaque in Central Park. 😭

TheBookHippie 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 6d
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Melismatic
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Phew. Reading this a little bit at a time bc damn. A notepad at my side to make notes but admittedly it‘s a lot of “wild! Can you believe this 💩?!”

Glad this is immensely reader friendly and doesn‘t feel like a textbook. As a result, I‘m “learning” so much to back up my obvious personal feelings regarding deciding what the hell goes on in my own body (a concept!!).

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Melismatic
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One of my goals this year was to read more educational nonfiction so picked this up at the library to peruse a little bit each day. Wasn‘t expecting it to be this thicc. 🤕