Within both the anti-abortion and pro-choice movements, third-trimester abortion is often stigmatised and misunderstood. For 20 years, Dr. Shelley Sella saw patients whose diverse backgrounds and circumstances led them to the same difficult decision: to end their pregnancies. Now, interweaving her own journey as a provider, Dr. Sella invites readers into a typical week at her clinic to demystify the experience. She shares the stories of people like Clarissa, a mother of 2 whose third suffered a massive stroke in utero with no chance of recovery. Mary, a devoted Catholic whose fourth round of IVF offered a late-in-life chance at motherhood, only to be dashed by anomalous test results. Laura, a mother to 4 already whose bruised arms tell a painful story, one she couldn't bring herself to write a fifth child into. Beyond Limits is not just a testament to a standard of care grounded in competence, compassion, and sensitivity. It is also a call for a paradigm shift that moves beyond Dobbs, beyond Roe, beyond limits to provide care. And it is a tribute to the real people whose hearts, reasons, and stories are more complex than politicized conversations about abortion lead us to believe.
| ISBN: | 9780807020593 |
| Publication date: | 3rd June 2025 |
| Author: | Shelley Sella |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Ethical issues: abortion and birth control |
Within both the anti-abortion and pro-choice movements, third-trimester abortion is often stigmatised and misunderstood. For 20 years, Dr. Shelley Sella saw patients whose diverse backgrounds and circumstances led them to the same difficult decision: to end their pregnancies. Now, interweaving her own journey as a provider, Dr. Sella invites readers into a typical week at her clinic to demystify the experience. She shares the stories of people like Clarissa, a mother of 2 whose third suffered a massive stroke in utero with no chance of recovery. Mary, a devoted Catholic whose fourth round of IVF offered a late-in-life chance at motherhood, only to be dashed by anomalous test results. Laura, a mother to 4 already whose bruised arms tell a painful story, one she couldn't bring herself to write a fifth child into. Beyond Limits is not just a testament to a standard of care grounded in competence, compassion, and sensitivity. It is also a call for a paradigm shift that moves beyond Dobbs, beyond Roe, beyond limits to provide care. And it is a tribute to the real people whose hearts, reasons, and stories are more complex than politicized conversations about abortion lead us to believe.
Beyond Limits features in the following genres: Ethical issues: abortion and birth control
Beyond Limits is available in Paperback, Hardback
Beyond Limits was written by Shelley Sella and published by Beacon Press
Beyond Limits has 256 pages
£23.40