دانلود کتاب Experiencing Abortion: A Weaving of Women's Words

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Experiencing Abortion A Weaving of Women\'s Words
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Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Responding to the Changes
Chapter 1. Moving Through Moodiness
What Triggers the Feelings
Using Emotions or Logic in Thinking About an Abortion
Working Through the Feelings
Chapter 2. Coping with Stress and Regaining Control
Managing What Feels Unmanageable
When Other Problems Become Entangled
Trying to Control Life\'s Vagaries
Chapter 3. The Empowering Force of Anger
Anger About the Relations Between Men and Women
Anger at Clinic Staff
Anger at the Antiabortion Movement and Catholicism
Anger at a General Lack of Support
Anger at the Situation and at Ourselves
The Dangers of Unresolved Anger
Resolving Anger
Chapter 4. Allowing Ourselves to Grieve the Losses
Losses Sustained in the Abortion Experience
The Challenges of Abortion Grief
Resolving Grief
Chapter 5. Relief: Now and Later
When Immediate Fears Dissipate
Relief About Being Child-Free
When Unforeseen Circumstances Confirm Our Choices
Part II: Working Toward Acceptance
Chapter 6. Lifting the Veil of Denial
How Denial Feels
Using Denial in Each Stage of the Experience
Breaking Through Denial
Arriving at the Truth
Chapter 7. A New Self Emerges
How Do I Feel About Myself Now?
Who Am I, Now That I Have Had an Abortion?
How Does an Abortion Fit into My Life?
Chapter 8. Feeling Sure of the Decision
Does Abortion Have Moral Considerations?
Guilt About Our Role as Women
Resolving Guilt
Chapter 9. In the Mind\'s Eye: What the Fetus, Pregnancy, and Abortion Mean to Us
How We See the Fetus
Different Views of Pregnancy
How We See Abortion
It Is All Relative
Part III: Our Bodies–Friends or Enemies?
Chapter 10. Making Peace with Our Bodies
The Procedure: Innocuous or Invasive?
How We Feel About the Bleeding
Disliking Our Bodies After an Abortion
Feeling Alienated from Our Bodies
Trying to Connect with Our Bodies
Liking and Accepting Our Bodies After Abortion
Chapter 11. Preventing Pregnancy, Preserving Pleasure
Using Birth Control Diligently After an Abortion
The Frustration of Birth Control Failures
Sex and the Fear of Pregnancy After Abortion
Overcoming Fears of Pregnancy and Enjoying Sex
Chapter 12. Ending More Than One Pregnancy
Accepting Multiple Abortions into Our
How It Feels to Keep Having Abortions
Why We Might Have Multiple Abortions
Part IV: When Relationships Shift
Chapter 13. Breaking Through Silence
Is Having an Abortion Mainstream?
Puncturing the Silence
Chapter 14. Family: When We Confront Our Biggest Fans and Harshest Judges
Telling Our Parents and Seeking Their Support
When an Abortion Sparks Feelings About Certain Family Members
Chapter 15. Friends: When Pregnancy and Abortion Test Platonic Ties
Conflicts That Abortion Can Create in Friendships
Bonding with Friends Because of an Abortion
Chapter 16. Partners: When the Crisis Highlights a Relationship\'s Strengths and Weaknesses
How Involved We Want Our Partners To Be
How the Experience Tests the Relationship
How the Abortion Affects Subsequent Relationships
Chapter 17. Gender Awareness: When Feelings About Women and Men Change
Feeling Closer to Women
Feeling Disillusioned with Men
Feeling Warmly Toward Men and Alienated from Women
Improving Gender Relations
Part V: Moving On
Epilogue: Feeling Better After Abortion
Changing the Experience of Abortion
Recommended Reading
Index