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Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care

Just Pills: The Extraordinary Story of a Revolution in Abortion Care - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Rebecca KelliherPublish date:9/30/2025Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807012703ISBN-10:080701270XUPC:9780807012703Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Abortion & Birth Control, Public Policy, HistoryBook Topic:Health CareSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCW6ND7PM0
As women's rights are increasingly under attack, journalist Rebecca Kelliher dives into the gripping history of abortion pills, weaving together the many people who, across decades and continents, have sought to ensure access to these medications

Spanning more than a century and several continents, with a tenacious cast of feminist activists, scientists, politicians, doctors, and abortion seekers, Just Pills tells the fascinating history of mifepristone and misoprostol, better known as abortion pills.

Millions of women around the world for more than two decades have been using one or both of these medications to safely end their own pregnancies, within or outside the law. These pills continue to hold a promise of expanding abortion access for all. Rebecca Kelliher dives into their invention, their legalization battles, and the ongoing proliferation of care models under bans, deftly introducing people who strive for better.

As women's rights to control their own bodies are increasingly undermined in the US, this little-known history of the many people behind these life-saving medications will educate, enrage, and inspire.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807012703ISBN-10:080701270XUPC:9780807012703Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Abortion & Birth Control, Public Policy, HistoryBook Topic:Health CareSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCW6ND7PM0
Rebecca Kelliher is a journalist and Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Post-Graduate Fellow. She is a staff writer at Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, where she covers national public policy on higher education inequities. She was educated at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and Barnard College, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Before journalism, she worked at universities in the United States and United Arab Emirates as a writer and teacher. She lives in New York City with her partner and their cat.
Publisher: Beacon Press

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