Abortion Beyond the Law: Building a Global Feminist Movement for Self-Managed Abortion

By Naomi Braine

Drawing on years of research with activists around the world, sociologist Naomi Braine describes the strategies, politics, and tactics of direct action feminists bringing abortion pills, information, and support to people seeking to end unwanted pregnancies. From combatting the legal strictures of Bolsonaro's Brazil, to navigating the NGO-dominated landscape of Kenya and Nigeria, feminist activists are making safe, accessible abortion care available against the odds. Even more important, these women are building a robust transnational feminist network.

Tactics developed in the Global South - hotlines, practices of accompaniment and peer-to-peer care, and scientific informatio

Softback book.
240 pages.

Published by Verso Press.