Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans - Paperback

by Kylie Cheung (Author)

"A searing investigation into the intersecting structures that control the lives of women and pregnant people." - LitHub

"A compelling and timely examination of the state of abortion access in the United States." -Library Journal

"A must-read for all who care about bodily autonomy" - Renee Bracey Sherman, founder of We Testify and co-author of Liberating Abortion

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the horrors inflicted by abortion bans began immediately and haven't stopped. These laws have become a tool for abusers, as pregnant people face legal harassment, reproductive coercion, and life-threatening medical trauma.

Through biting analysis, Kylie Cheung argues that these are not unintended consequences but deliberate acts of state violence against women and pregnant people within a system where certain lives are designated as expendable.

This book is for everyone coming to terms with these realities amid the ongoing, alarming rollback of our bodily autonomy.

Kylie Cheung is a Brooklyn-based journalist and the author of Survivor Injustice. Her work on reproductive rights and gender-based violence has appeared in Jezebel, Salon, Teen Vogue, and more.

Author Biography

Kylie Cheung is a reporter at Abortion, Everyday where she reports on reproductive rights and gender-based violence, and a former staff writer at Jezebel. She is the author of Survivor Injustice: State-Sanctioned Abuse, Domestic Violence, and the Fight for Bodily Autonomy. Her work has been published in Salon, Teen Vogue, Guardian and Ms. Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn.