Trust Women
A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice
“This theologically astute and social justice–minded book will appeal to progressive Christians who are interested in reclaiming abortion as an issue of women’s health and could easily become part of the required reading for an array of university courses.”
“While written specifically for Christians, this will be a valuable read for anyone who questions the pronatalism and misogyny that constrains reproductive decision-making in the United States and seeks to shift our public debate in a more just direction.”
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more praise for Trust Women
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IN ‘TRUST WOMEN,’ A CHRISTIAN ETHICIST TALKS ABORTION—AND SHE’S NOT SHAMING
Rewire News (May 30, 2018)
This book by Rebecca Todd Peters will pave the way for more accounts that connect faith and reproductive justice, but it also shows how hard it is to escape the access focus of reproductive rights.
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TWO WAYS OF BEING CHRISTIAN AND PRO-CHOICE
The Christian Century (October 24, 21018)
From [Peters’] perspective, we can see how necessary women’s consent is, how active women are in the creation of the future, how significant their moral decision making. We might then begin to see pro-life as the powerful work of enhancing women’s moral agency, providing them with resources to undertake free moral discernment, and figuring out how to support them as they freely choose the essential work of motherhood.
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[REVIEW] TRUST WOMEN: A PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN ARGUMENT FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Reading Religion (April 2018)
Altogether, Peters’s study is well balanced and profound; the concept of the prenate with its ethical implications is especially convincing. The study combines a solid theoretical framework with illuminating examples taken from interviews.