Abortion Books

A curated list of books about abortion
Women Who Woke up the Law Karin Wells
Abortion Mary Fissell
The Gospel of Family Planning Nicole C. Bourbonnais
Abortion Pills Carrie N Baker
Reproductive Rites Sophie Saint Thomas
The Movement Clara Bingham
Looking Through the Speculum Judith A. Houck
Deep Care Angela Hume
The Trials of Madame Restell Nicholas L. Syrett
Abortion Care Is Health Care Barbara Baird
Madame Restell Jennifer Wright
The Abortion Act 1967 Sally Sheldon, Gayle Davis, Jane O'Neill, Clare Parker
Road to Appeal Pauline Conroy, Therese Cherty, Derek Speirs
Abortion to Abolition Martha Paynter, Julia Hutt (illustrator)
Bad Faith Randall Balmer
The Man Who Hated Women Amy Sohn
Abortion in Early Modern Italy John Christopoulos
From Back Alley to the Border Alicia Gutierrez-Romine
Jeannie’s Demise Ian Radforth
The Abortion Caravan Karin Wells
No Place for the State Christopher Dummitt, Christabelle Sethna (editors)
Tiny You Jennifer L. Holland
Revolutionizing Women’s Healthcare Hannah Dudley-Shotwell
Abortion and the Law in America Mary Ziegler
Jane Against the World Karen Blumenthal
Birth Strike Jenny Brown
The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion Prudence Flowers
Personal and Political Lorraine Greaves
On Abortion Laia Abril
Just Watch Us Christabelle Sethna, Steve Hewitt
The Criminalization of Abortion in the West Wolfgang P. Müller
Transcending Borders Shannon Stettner, Katrina Ackerman, Kristin Burnett, Travis Hay
La Bataille de l’avortement Louise Desmarais
After Roe Mary Ziegler
The Birth of the Pill Jonathan Eig
Abortion in the American Imagination Karen Weingarten
Rough on Women Margaret Sparrow
Abortion in England 1900-1967 Barbara Brookes
Fighting to Choose Alison McCulloch
Before Roe V. Wade Linda Greenhouse and Reva B. Siegel
Dangerous Pregnancies Leslie J. Reagan
Cultures of Abortion in Weimar Germany Cornelie Usborne
Witches, Midwives & Nurses Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English
The Racket Gideon Haigh
Ireland’s Hidden Diaspora Ann Rossiter
Contraception Robert Jütte
The Moral Property of Women Linda Gordon
Pregnancy and Power Rickie Solinger
Creating Choice David P. Cline
The Girls Who Went Away Ann Fessler
Winning Choice on Abortion Ann Thomson
Abortion in the Ancient World Konstantinos Kapparis
Abortion Before Birth Control Tiana Norgren, Christiana A. E. Norgren
Abortion Without Apology Ninia Baehr
Eve’s Herbs John M. Riddle
Liberty and Sexuality David J. Garrow
Abortion Wars Rickie Solinger
Wrath of Angels James Risen, Judy Thomas
Abortion, Doctors and the Law John Keown
The Story of Jane Laura Kaplan
Abortion Law Reformers: Pioneers of Change Ann Furedi, Michael Hume
The Bedroom and the State Angus McLaren, Arlene Tigar McLaren
When Abortion Was a Crime Leslie J. Reagan
Doctors of Conscience Carole E. Joffe
The Politics of Abortion and Birth Control in Historical Perspective Donald T. Critchlow
Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Wendy Holden
The Pro-choice Movement Suzanne Staggenborg
Decoding Abortion Rhetoric Celeste M. Condit
Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance John M. Riddle
The anti-abortion movement and the rise of the religious right Dallas A. Blanchard
Contraception and Abortion in Nineteenth-century America Janet Farrell Brodie
Religious Violence and Abortion Dallas A. Blanchard, Terry James Prewitt
The Worst of Times Patricia G. Miller
The Politics of Abortion M. Janine Brodie, Shelley A. M. Gavigan, Jane Jenson
The “abortion pill” Etienne-Emile Baulieu, with Mort Rosenblum
RU 486 Lawrence Lader
Pour la passion des femmes David Élia
The Big Evasion Anne Collins
Abortion Freedom Colin Francome
Abortion in America: The Origins and Evolution of National Policy James C. Mohr
Rosie Ellen Frankfort
Abortion Malcolm Potts, Peter Diggory, John Peel
Woman’s Body, Woman’s Right Linda Gordon
Abortion in Demand Victoria Greenwood, Jock Young
Abortion Rap Diane Schulder, Florynce Kennedy
Abortion Law Reformed Keith Hindell, Madeleine Simms
Law for the Rich Alice Jenkins