Undue Burden

Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America

Author  Shefali Luthra
Undue Burden

Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction A TIME Best Book of 2024 • Longlisted for the 2025 PEN Open Book Award

An urgent investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade, and the life-threatening consequences of being denied reproductive freedom. •  "An absolute must-read; tell your friends; buy it for your family; sit with it on your own. This is storytelling we need." —Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of Good and Mad and All the Single Ladies

On June 24, 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the impact was immediate: by 2023, abortion was virtually unavailable or significantly restricted in 21 states. In Undue Burden, reporter Shefali Luthra traces the unforgettable…

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