Experiencing Abortion (Paperback)

Contents Foreword

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Responding to the Changes
• Chapter 1. Moving Through Moodiness
• Chapter 2. Coping With Stress and Regaining Control
• Chapter 3. The Empowering Force of Anger
• Chapter 4. Allowing Ourselves to Grieve the Losses
• Chapter 5. Relief: Now and Later
• Part II: Working Toward Acceptance
• Chapter 6. Lifting the Veil of Denial
• Chapter 7. A New Self Emerges
• Chapter 8. Feeling Sure of the Decision
• Chapter 9. In the Mind’s Eye: What the Fetus, Pregnancy, and Abortion Mean to Us
• Part III: Our Bodies--Friends or Enemies?
• Chapter 10. Making Peace With Our Bodies
• Chapter 11. Preventing Pregnancy, Preserving Pleasure
• Chapter 12. Ending More Than One Pregnancy
• Part IV: When Relationships Shift
• Chapter 13. Breaking Through Silence
• Chapter 14. Family: When We Confront Our Biggest Fans and Harshest Judges
• Chapter 15. Friends: When Pregnancy and Abortion Test Platonic Ties
• Chapter 16. Partners: When the Crisis Highlights a Relationship’s Strengths and Weaknesses
• Chapter 17. Gender Awareness: When Feelings About Women and Men Change
• Part V: Moving On
• Epilogue: Feeling Better After Abortion
• Recommended Reading
• Index