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We Choose To

A Memoir of Providing Abortion Care Before, During, and After Roe

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We Choose To

By: Curtis Boyd
Narrated by: Glenna Halvorson-Boyd
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"An invaluably intimate glimpse at a delicate subject. It's a must-read."Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"We Choose To is a story of love, shared humanity, and the power of choosing to stare injustice in the face and do something about it."—Cecile Richards, former President of Planned Parenthood

In this deeply personal account, Dr. Curtis Boyd and Dr. Glenna Halvorson-Boyd reflect on their lives in abortion care, from the childhood experiences that shaped their paths to the Supreme Court decision that forced the closure of their Dallas clinic.

Their stories begin in the 1960s, as Curtis opens a clandestine abortion practice while breaking with the beliefs of his Baptist family and Glenna pursues psychology while coming to understand the world of restrictive gender roles. When the two of them meet shortly after abortion is legalized, they bond over a common commitment to women, forming a professional and personal partnership that will weather the coming decades.

We Choose To is the story of that partnership, and the staff and patients that have shaped the history of modern abortion. In this book, Curtis and Glenna share their holistic, morally rooted approach to their work. Led by a desire to empower patients, they advance abortion and mental health care further than ever even as they find themselves at the center of a controversial new issue in American life.

Sweeping, introspective, and deeply honest, We Choose To is a rare portrait of abortion providers and the world in which they work, where abortion is not a talking point in a culture war but a private, even spiritual, act.

©2024 Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd (P)2025 Disruption Books

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"Some books stay with you long after the last page; this is one. Having already dedicated their lives and careers to the cause of reproductive freedom, Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd have given the world yet another gift with this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir. We Choose To is a story of love, shared humanity, and the power of choosing to stare injustice in the face and do something about it."—Cecile Richards, former President of Planned Parenthood and New York Times bestselling author of Make Trouble

"With empathy and urgency to spare . . . this book offers an invaluably intimate glimpse at a delicate subject. It's a must-read."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"We Choose To: A Memoir of Providing Abortion Care Before, During, and After 'Roe' is the humble, at times blisteringly frank account of [the authors'] decades pioneering and providing abortion care in the American Southwest."—Christine Henneberg, New York Review of Books

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