Ginette Paris’s book, The Psychology of Abortion, may be more pertinent today than when it was it was in 1992. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe eliminating women’s legal right to an abortion, women’s physical and mental health have been jeopardized in countless ways. Is this an unconscious aversion to the feminine? In this short book, Paris, a depth psychologist, takes us back to Ancient Greece where Artemis, the goddess of childbirth and midwifery, was invoked by women during labor. Paris makes the point that a woman’s protective power cannot function properly if she does not possess full authority over giving birth and choosing to end a pregnancy. Abortion, she argues, is a sacred act and an expression of material love and responsibility.
This book study promises to be a lively discussion as we dive into the history of abortion, the role of religion and politics, contradictions, cultural shadow, the religious function of sacrifice versus dogma, immorality versus morality, and much more.
Join Martha Peacock and Rick Taylor as they lead us through this quagmire of conflict, polarization and question why women no longer have the a right to make independent decisions about their bodies and their lives.
