I have been passionately prochoice since I was 13 years old. I also had fetal surgery to save my own unborn babies. Life is long and complicated and we need access to all our possible reproductive options. Had I been unable to obtain the fetal surgery I would have had to travel to Colorado for an abortion. I was 18 weeks along.
I have had friends who had to travel to abort for their own reasons. I have also had friends who needed fertility treatments. I have been sick over the overturning of Roe for nearly two years now.
It is hard to watch the OBGYNs leave Idaho. It has been hard to witness pregnant people suffer.
And it all feels hopeless.
I appreciate this book and how they humanized these cases. Not everyone will get it and not everyone will have compassion for the individuals in the story, but I do. I feel for them.
We need to fix this.

I really appreciated the idea and effort behind this book. I’m glad there is writing about post Roe abortion care. UNDUE BURDEN is too long, though. It is extremely redundant. It is detailed in ways that do not add to the story/information being shared. The book is one note.

Undue Burden is a very important book for the time and Shfali Luthra clearly put a lot of research into the book. I found the stories very moving and definitely understood their pain and worries. Luthra has a way of telling the story and weaving them between the medical and legal realities.

Shefali Luthra has written a thorough and compelling account of what life is like for Americans seeking abortions now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. I appreciated that she focused on the stories of everyday people who were struggling to regain control of their reproductive rights, alongside interviews with abortion clinic staff, doctors, activists, and others. She also writes in detail about the patchwork of laws, court rulings, ballot initiatives, and efforts by citizens in many states to either increase abortion access or further restrict it, and the ripple effects of those actions. A must-read for those interested in abortion rights in the United States.

Love the premise, and it’s so important to talk about the fallout and the impact of the decisions. The book itself is heavily informative and factual, and it’s going to appeal to very specific readers, so while it won’t be a right fit for our little libraries, it absolutely belongs in every major library around the country.

Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday for the ARC.