Protecting Abortion Access - The Experiences of Clinic Volunteers From Roe to Dobbs

This qualitative study explores the challenges and motivation of abortion clinic escorts across the country both pre and post-Dobbs. The author examines the impact of increasing abortion restrictions, lack of police support, massive clinic closures, and upticks in anti-abortion protests on the clinic escorts’ ability to ensure patient safety.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Abortion Laws, Restrictions, and Study Participants
Chapter 2. Clinic Locations and Physical Plant Challenges
Chapter 3. Engagement vs. Non-Engagement with Antis
Chapter 4. Escorting Presents Personal Challenges
Chapter 5. Race and Clinic Escorting
Chapter 6. Police Presence at Abortion Clinics
Chapter 7. Roe v. Wade
Chapter 8. White Catholics v. White Evangelicals
Chapter 9. For Antis, Abortion is Never an Option
Chapter 10. 'I Don't Fear For My Safety.But I Probably Should'
Chapter 11. Clinic Volunteerism Challenges and Motivations
Chapter 12. June 25th 2022 and Beyond
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Shara Crookston is associate professor of women’s and gender studies at the University of Toledo.

Product details

• Authors: Shara Crookston
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781666935240
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-524-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, United States of America, USA, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Gender studies, gender groups, History of the Americas