02151cam a2200313 i 4500 551273093 TxAuBib 20220415120000.0 210809s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021037793 9781640094741 HRD 26.00 1640094741 HRD 26.00 TxAuBib rda Rankin, Lauren. Bodies on the line [BOOK] : at the front lines of the fight to protect abortion in America / Lauren Rankin. First hardcover edition. Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2022. 290 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Abortion has been legal for nearly fifty years in the United States, but with a new conservative majority on the Supreme Court and an emboldened opposition in the street, the threat to its existence has never been more pressing. Clinic escorts— everyday volunteers—are prepared to stand up and protect abortion access, as they have for decades, even in the face of terrorism and violence. They have lived, and sometimes died, to ensure that abortion remains not only accessible but also a basic human right. Clinic escorts have fought the “abortion wars” on the front lines, and it is clinic escorts who will win it, by replacing hostility with humanity. Collecting the stories of these brave volunteers from around the country—including the author’s own—interviews with clinic staff and patients, and research and input from abortion rights experts, Bodies on the Line makes a clear case for the right to an abortion as a fundamental part of human dignity, and the stakes facing us all if it ends. Provided by publisher. 20220415. Abortion United States. Health services accessibility United States. Abortion services United States Employees. Pro-choice movement United States.