Undue Burden

"""Dr. DeShawn Taylor is a true physician activist, and this book is a clarion call for action. Dr. Taylor's unique perspective as a physician who provides abortions and engages with her community informs every chapter. This timely book outlines her vision for a more just society and how activism around abortion access at every level moves us closer to that vision, despite the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Avoiding the usual and problematic polarized rhetoric around abortion, Dr. Taylor outlines how we have to move from ' I'm pro-choice but... ' to ' I embrace a future in which all people have access to the healthcare that they need."" - Susan Yanow Cofounder, Women Help Women ""Dr. DeShawn Taylor has written an important book. It will be a balm to so many who are trying to understand the debate about abortion and gain clarity about their own views. From her perspective as a physician, a Black woman, and a person of faith, she brings elements that many previous books on the topic have not included, but that people I have spoken with over my decades-long involvement with reproductive self - determination sincerely want to know. It is well past time to stop defending abortion rights as an issue separate from the whole person and her right to define her place in the world. Dr. Taylor's proposal for a new narrative could not be more urgently needed."" - Gloria Feldt Cofounder and President, Take the Lead: Women's leadership and DEI programs for you and your organization ""Dr. Taylor has written nothing short of an abortion care manifesto by providing an entirely new prism from which to address the attack on abortion rights in America. She challenges those in the traditional reproductive rights space to think bigger by arguing that, even while intact, Roe was never enough. In so doing she uncovers the true limitations of ""choice"" while also uncovering why the current post-Roe response remains woefully inadequate as it, in practice, still leaves millions behind. Instead, she offers a bold new vision to move us beyond a narrow focus on reproductive rights in favor of a much more expansive vision of creating a new reality in America which is truly reflective of reproductive justice. Perh aps her call will spur the type of movement that's necessary to finally produce true reproductive freedom in America, once and for all."" - Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D. Senior Policy Advisor, Black Women's Roundtable ""Dr. Taylor's training, expertise, and deep compassion for her patients is apparent in each word she writes. Her analysis is as complicated as the lives of her patients. As we grapple with the future before us, one where our bodily agency and autonomy are under constant threat, Dr. Taylor has shared with us a roadmap for the way forward and it is reproductive justice!"" - Jamila Perritt, MD MPH FACOG President and CEO, Physicians for Reproductive Health ""She provides a holistic and integrative approach to reproductive healthcare and calls physicians, faith leaders, and all of us to the important action of bringing integrated reproductive justice approaches to our service in the world. Undue Burden gives readers the theological, sociological, and medical frameworks to challenge the conservative Christian narratives that have oppressed bodily autonomy, disrupted spiritual agency, and damned people to hell in the process. We should all be grateful that Dr. Taylor is no longer silent about being a provider of faith."" - Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice"