I generally try to avoid subject matter this depressing, but slap it into a comic book format and I cannot help inflicting it upon myself. The writing consistently displays powerful personal narratives and informative points of view though the art gets a little rough in places.

This anthology is jam-packed with personal stories, informative comics (written by those working within the industry), and even a fictional sci-fi piece. As with many anthologies, there's a disparity in the art quality, but it's balanced out by the honesty and rawness of the stories. Stand-out stories (in my opinion) by Sophia Foster-Domino, Tatiana Gill, CB Hart and Vreni. I hope this book serves as a strong counter-point to the often erroneous pro-life arguments and lets those who need to hear...

A comic anthology edited by Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor and O. K. Fox which was successfully crowd-funded. It contains over 40 stories which range from deeply personal to informational. Some standouts include "Jane", by Rachel Wilson and Ally Shwed, about an illegal women's abortion service group in Chicago in the late 1960s and early 1970s; "October" by Kris Louis about dealing with an unplanned pregnancy while also coming out as trans; "Small Mistakes Make Big Problems" by Sophia Foster-Dimin...

It was difficult reading this book. I had to keep putting it down to stop from crying.

I want to buy everyone a copy. This was amazing. It's a collection of comics telling the abortion stories of several individuals. These stories are so important to share. I felt so emotional but so motivated reading this story. We have to fight against the stigma. Abortions are a necessary part of life. People need to understand this. Share these stories, stand up for these women. READ THIS BOOK.

Beautifully illustrated by different artists, this collection of abortion stories offers a refreshingly diverse range of perspectives. Some abortions are easy. Others elicit a range of complicated feelings. "Comics for Choice" doesn't shy away from these embodied and emotional details - which gives it the potential to affirm a lot of people who don't see their experiences reflected in the media. As the National Network of Abortion Funds says, "everyone loves someone who has had an abortion." Lik...

I respect those who support the choice to have abortion. But as for me, who was born and raised in a Catholic and conservative country, I'm against it because not only of moral standards, but also it may lead to health complications in the future. I don't impose my views to those who are Pro-Choice, but I really appreciate that I was given the chance by the publisher for the reading copy of this infographic. It is very informative and I was able to read several stories why women chose to abort t...

this is just amazing

This is a super important collection of comics about abortion. Comics for Choice shares personal abortion stories, histories and commentaries on the politics of abortion. Each story is an important part of an open narrative about abortion, and is central to removing the stigma around the choice each of us has to determine what is right for our lives and our bodies. Required reading.

4.5/5 stars (rounded up)A fascinating and intimate look at the lives of individuals who, for varying reasons, have had an abortion. Each story was unique, and I appreciate that such a variety of individuals stepped up to tell their story. Many stories stood out in their quality, in both storytelling and art, and I found it difficult to point to one that impacted me the most/ "a favorite."However, there were several areas in which I thought the book was lacking. By the end, I felt that the book w...

4.5 reminded me of how many stories are embedded in each person's body, the intimacy of health care and of telling your stories of receiving health care!!

“All we want to do is control our own bodies.”“My body, my choice.”Comics for Choice is an important educational project, featuring comics from dozens of women (and some men) on personal experience with and institutional history of abortion in the United States. States are closing legal clinics, and the future of reproductive rights seems more in jeopardy than ever, so this seems necessary to educate a new generation about these issues. And, importantly, the book features the stories of people f...

When I supported this anthology, I thought it was just gonna be short zine. I got so much more.This is a proper book, jam-packed with personal stories and informational spreads. It succeeds in highlighting all sorts of different feelings around having an abortion - from being deeply impacted to seeing it as extended birth control - and tells both contemporary and earlier stories, through highly diverse identities, ranging from sexuality, gender, and ethnic identities to patients, doctors, clinic...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- this is a must on your shelves understanding how abortion is a human right, a better understanding of reproductive justice, with the access to abortion from many eyes across range of identities, from being a patient to a doctor, from a POC escort to a grandmother who had an abortion before Roe vs. Wade- each story will leave you heart-touched.

This was a very interesting collection of stories about people who have had abortions, work to support access to abortions, or know and love people who have had abortions. There were certainly comics in this collection I was not a big fan of, but the majority were deeply empathetic and informative. Across gender identification, economic status, race, sexuality, religion, and other factors, no matter your level of understanding about reproductive health and abortion, you are bound to learn someth...

It took a bit longer to finish this than I expected. That's because I had to keep putting it down and walking away for a bit, either to let my emotions settle, or because the story demanded a bit of space to properly savor …As the cover promises, this is a pro-choice anthology of comics stories. Many are autobiographical. Some are historical. Some are harrowing, some empowering. All are informative and heartfelt. Having such a large and controversial subject brought out the best in these artists...

Simply wonderful. I'm so glad a book like this exists. The stigma of abortion exists as long as those who have had one, or wanted one, or tried to get one remain silent. This book is a boon to women everwhere who value and cherish and understand the necessity of reproductive freedom.And from the perspective of a comics fan, this book was a lovely reminder of how the medium can work in so many different ways. This collection is brimming with artists who value the medium of comics, and their convi...

Oh this made me so mad! It makes me so upset that legislators and various groups of bigots are trying to take away a person's right to their own body and life by fucking with abortion rights and providers. How fucking dare you. How???Anyway, this was a great collection of comics. The quality naturally varied and I wish the ending and beginning points of each comic had been made clearer, but overall I really enjoyed this. Or enjoyed is perhaps the wrong word, this made me SO UPSET. But definitely...

A mixed bag of graphic accounts of abortion stories. I feel strongly about reproductive rights and the rights of women to have control over their bodies and health, so this actually made me angry to read. More and more I'm feeling like I need to take a more active role in my beliefs, and I'm a woman who has never wanted children, whose long-term marriage ended because her husband changed his mind about wanting to become a parent, and who has never, ever, been pregnant or had an abortion. Go figu...

Personal, real, and raw. Highly recommend.Do it, you won't be sorry.