Absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended., 22 May 2007
I highly recommend this book to EVERYONE interested in the abortion debate, regardless of which side of the fence you're on. I read this book within three days of getting it - I just couldn't put it down! These are the accounts of real women who went through an abortion, and of some of the doctors who saw women who had. The book takes away all the politics, the arguments, and the critics. It allows you to see it from a personal angle which a lot of us have never seen before.
In particular I draw your attention to the story of Emily. It was without a doubt the most interesting, enlightening, yet sad story in the book.
An Exodus:, 05 Aug 1999
Prior to reading Dr. Nathanson's book, I thought I knew all there was to know about abortion and the perpertrator's of this tragedy. However, I have recently finished this book, so mesmerized by it's content, I felt as though I had just made an "exit, stage left" out of blindness, into the deepest pit's of reality. This book is a must read for any "uncertain" mind on the brutality of abortion and it's various habitual schemes. Bravo! for Dr. Nathanson, may he always be blessed by God for his courage!
Must reading in the abortion debate ... for both sides., 16 Jul 1997
Dr. Bernard Nathanson was a leader in the movement to make abortion "legal, affordable,
and available on demand" for American women, even before the 1972 Supreme Court
decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. He performed abortions, directed a large
abortion clinic in New York City, and was one of the three co-founders of the
organization that became the National Abortion Rights Action League.
Doubts about abortion, however, were finally confirmed when ultrasound technology
allowed him to to view the development of the child in the womb. He stopped performing
abortions at the end of the 70's, made a video -- "The Silent Scream" -- in 1985, and
joined the pro-life movement. "I know the abortion issue as perhaps no one else does,"
Dr. Nathanson writes. His expertise and prominence make this an informative, compelling
book.
Readers will find much more than autobiography in its pages. The author's recollection of
his physician father makes fascinating reading by itself. Dr. Nathanson's description of an
abortion in lay terms is valuable and revealing. A gruesome chapter on abortion
malpractice and his discussion of RU-486 are must reading for all who deliberate public
policy. Historians, who focus on causation, will be intrigued by Dr. Nathanson's
rendering of the social changes in the 1960's. There are important essays on the
Hippocratic oath, fetal tissue research, and the prospect of physician-assisted suicide.
Shortly after this book was published, Dr. Nathanson's journey across the medical,
political, and spiritual chasm caused by abortion led him to Catholicism. "The Hand of
God" finally stands with the great confessional works. He writes, "The usual and
customary progression is: Belief in God and His splendid gift of life leads the believer to
defend it -- and become pro-life. With me, it was just the opposite: Perversely, I
journeyed from being pro-life to belief in God."
An erudite book that is stunning in its honest evaluation of one man's life-experience with abortion., 09 Oct 1996
Finally! Here is a book written by a scholar who takes his
reader on a wrenching pilgrimage through the many issues
associated with abortion. Pro-lifers will be fascinated to
learn of the evolving ethical revelation about abortion that
Dr. Nathanson(a then-avowed atheist)experienced. Pro-choice
readers will be challenged to defend their stand on an
entirely new level of discussion--one of facts, figures, and
faith. This is the best non-fiction book I have read in
twenty years. Even though it is only 196 pages long, every
line is so power-packed that reading it is an experience of
learning, mystery, joy, agony, and deep soul-searching for
truth. This book is a necessity for anyone--pro-life or pro-
choice-- who is interested in the issue of abortion.
