Doula Syllabus: The Mothers

4/12/2018

I just read The Mothers by Brit Bennett. It's an engaging novel about adolescence, sexuality, friendship, motherhood, and the Black church.

Abortion is central to the narrative, but the book doesn't really take a clear stance on the pro-choice/anti-choice divide. I think, though, a great deal of what goes wrong for the characters in this story can be attributed to the stigmatization, shame, and secrecy around abortion and adolescent sexuality.

Have you read this book? What did you think? Can you recommend another novel about abortion?

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Sarah Whedon,
Full-Spectrum Doula Circle

Doulas traditionally provide
non-medical, empowering support for birth. Full-spectrum doulas provide the same kind of support for the
full spectrum of pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.

We do this to create a culture of compassion, love, and justice in which all people have the freedom and resources they need to make free choices about their bodies and their families.

Full-Spectrum Doula Circle connects abortion/full-spectrum doulas and other reproductive support people
with information, education, and each other, to increase skills, decrease burnout, and deepen our wells of support,
with an emphasis on providing digital resources to connect doulas who are geographically dispersed.

Doula Syllabus: The Mothers

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