Magic Misoprostol, livre ebook

• Subject matter is timely given the current focus on reproductive justice in the current political climate;

• Demonstrates how the use of misoprostol in Latin America has affected abortion safety, knowledge and practice globally.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

How can a stomach ulcer drug transform abortion access? This book tells the story of misoprostol, a medication that was ‘discovered’ as a cheap and safe method for abortion in Latin America.

This book develops three conceptual lenses: reproductive justice, mobility politics and geographies of knowledge, to explore the emergence and success of misoprostol for abortions. Chapters cover the experimentation process, activist groups, the challenges of moving the pill in clandestine contexts and how the pill interacts with the law. The book demonstrates how misoprostol, and the people who have mobilized it, have transformed abortion safety, knowledge and practices with global effects.

Introduction

1. From the Favelas of Brazil to the WHO: The Biography of Misoprostol

2. Supporting Misoprostol Abortions: The ‘Accompaniers’ Facilitating Access

3. The Mobilities of Misoprostol: Pharmaceuticals on the Move

4. Misoprostol and the Law: Manipulating the Margins

5. Misoprostol and Its Relations: In Search of a Gold Standard

For Abortion Liberation: A Conclusion