Every Third Woman in America

How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation

by David A. Grimes with Linda G. Brandon

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Pub Date Oct 29 2014 | Archive Date Feb 24 2015

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Nonfiction (Adult) | Politics & Current Affairs

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Every Third Woman in America: How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation tells the forgotten story of the transition from the back alley to safe care after Roe v. Wade was enacted in 1973. The legalization of abortion resulted in prompt and dramatic health improvements for women, children, and families, but an entire generation of Americans has grown up unaware of the harsh and unnecessary tragedies of back-alley abortions. Current attacks on safe, legal abortion at the state level are designed to return women to those desperate, dangerous days before abortion was legalized. One of the world’s leading abortion scholars, Dr. Grimes chronicles the public-health story of legal abortion in America and the harms women face at the mercy of state laws restricting access to care. He shares the stories of his patients seeking abortion and how they and their families benefited.

Every Third Woman in America: How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation tells the forgotten story of the transition from the back alley to safe care after Roe v. Wade was enacted in 1973. The...

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One of the world’s leading abortion scholars, David A. Grimes, M.D. has studied, provided, and taught abortions for over four decades. Former Chief of the Abortion Surveillance Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Grimes helped to chronicle the public health benefits of legal abortion in the U.S. in the early 1970s, making several discoveries that improved its safety. Working with the CDC and the World Health Organization, he has conducted abortion research in the U.S. and overseas.

Dr. Grimes has published more than 130 articles on abortion in peer-reviewed journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, The Annals of Internal Medicine, and The British Medical Journal. He was an editor of the first two editions of the National Abortion Federation textbook. He has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on the Donohue Show, Montel Williams, Sally Jesse Rafael, Nightline, and Good Morning America.

Dr. Grimes has received numerous awards for his contributions to women’s health, including a Commendation Medal from the U.S. Public Health Service, The Christopher Tietze Award from the National Abortion Federation, and the Alan Guttmacher Award from the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 1997, was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the U.K.

Author Bio:

One of the world’s leading abortion scholars, David A. Grimes, M.D. has studied, provided, and taught abortions for over four decades. Former Chief of the Abortion Surveillance Branch at...

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Janet B, Bookseller

With reproductive rights constantly under threat, Every Third Woman in America is a timely reminder of the enormous benefits of legal and accessible abortion: benefits to women, yes, but also to children, families, employers... all of society, essentially. The author is a doctor and abortion provider, and he writes persuasively that America has "lost its collective memory of the 'bad old days' of illegal abortion," leading to increasingly stringent restrictions on women's reproductive rights.

Grimes makes no pretence at being unpartisan, and why should he when opponents of legal abortion make no such effort? Instead, he forcefully lays out the scientific, social and cultural arguments for keeping abortion easy for women to access when needed. Scattered amongst the statistics and science (which was nevertheless easy enough for a layperson to read) are the words of the women themselves. The details of the illegal procedures are stomach-churning, leaving the reader in little doubt that those "bad old days" truly were terrible.

Full of fantastic facts and figures to whip out when debating with anti-choicers, this is an essential read for anyone interested in the fight for reproductive rights.

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Angie P, Reviewer

This should be required reading for anyone who voices an opinion on either side of the debate. Great information and, at times, a difficult but necessary read for the truths of the abortion world. More than picket signs and poll results, this is an illustration of how everyone is affected by disallowing choice and stripping rights from women..