Comics for Choice
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Comics for Choice is an anthology of comics about abortion. As this fundamental reproductive right continues to be stigmatized and jeopardized, over sixty artists and writers have created comics that boldly share their own experiences, and educate readers on the history of abortion, current political struggles, activism, and more. Lawyers, activists, medical professionals, historians, and abortion fund volunteers have teamed up with cartoonists and illustrators to share their knowledge in accessible comics form. Comics for Choice is edited by Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor, and Ø.K. Fox, and contains comics from exciting cartoonists like Sophia Foster-Dimino (Sex Fantasy), Leah Hayes (Not Funny Ha-Ha), Anna Bongiovanni (Grease Bats), Jennifer Camper (Rude Girls and Dangerous Women), Ally Shwed (Sex Bomb Strikes Again) and Kat Fajardo (Gringa!, La Raza Anthology), and reproductive justice scholars like Rickie Solinger, (Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know) Renee Bracey Sherman (Program Director, We Testify), and Dr. Cynthia Greenlee (Senior Editor, Rewire).
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“The only way to remove the stigma and fear is to not be quiet about it.”
— from Claudia E. Berger's story herein.
And that's why I find myself rating and reviewing this. Most of us are pretty well set by now in our opinions, be they informed or mis, but do any of us really know much about abortion? About the absurd and agonizing restrictions enacted by the Party Of Hatred? What our mothers went through in the pre-Roe days? What a nervous young woman—even an educated one—has to face today? The stories in this book offer many perspectives, all of them informative, all of them demonstrating different and admirable forms of courage. There's decency, fear, shame, vulnerability, insight. The writing is good, the stories engaging. And informative: I consider myself an ally: I've accompanied a loved one; I've been a PPFA supporter for as long as I can remember; I'm snipped. Even so I found much to learn from, think about, and grow.
Buy a copy for a young person in your life. And, more importantly, talk about it. Shine a light on the stigma and fear.
