LIBERATING

ABORTION

CLAIMING OUR HISTORY, SHARING OUR STORIES,

AND BUILDING THE REPRODUCTIVE FUTURE WE DESERVE

by Renee Bracey Sherman
& Regina Mahone

“An affirmative vision that places abortion within a social justice context, calling for equitable support for all families.”

— Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

LIBERATING ABORTION TELLS THE TRUE HISTORY OF ABORTION, HOW WE GOT TO THIS MOMENT, AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO LIBERATE abortion ONCE AND for all.

Bracey Sherman and Mahone’s poignant storytelling and precise analysis will change how you think about abortion forever.

People of color have been having abortions since the dawn of time, yet our access is under attack like never before. In Liberating Abortion, award-winning abortion activist Renee Bracey Sherman and journalist Regina Mahone illustrate the long racist history that brought us to this moment, uncover the hidden figures who set the foundation activists and storytellers are building on today, and explain what abortion has always meant for people of color. Liberating Abortion will take you on a journey; back to the basics of what an abortion is and how society makes us feel about our experiences, while embracing our sexuality and pleasure along the way.

The first book on the history of abortion by two Black women who have had abortions.

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“This is the rebellious call for reproductive freedom we need right now.”

— Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body and Torn Apart

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Outstanding Book Award

— National Association of Black Journalists 2025 Convention

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“Surprising, enraging and hopeful.”

— Rebecca Traister, New York Times best selling author of Good and Mad and All the Single Ladies

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"Our storytellers meet the moment with powerful insight and testimonials."

— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

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“A powerful and razor-sharp roadmap to a just, liberated future where abortion is for all.”

— Karlie Kloss, model, entrepreneur, and advocate

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"A pathbreaking book and a work that we most need now...Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone...are masterful."

— Michele Goodwin, author of Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood

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"A gift to future generations."

— Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Renee Bracey Sherman is a reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller, and writer. She is the founder of We Testify, executive producer of award-winning documentary Ours to Tell, and co-host of podcast The A Files: A Secret History of Abortion. She lives in Washington, DC where she is a PhD student at American University.

Regina Mahone is a writer and editor whose work explores the intersections between race, class, and reproductive rights. As a senior editor at The Nation magazine, she edits articles on a range of topics, including national politics, and runs the monthly Repro Nation newsletter. She lives in New Jersey with her partner and two children.