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A Necessary Kindness

By: Juno Carey
Narrated by: Charlotte Colwill
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In 2015, Juno Carey left her job as a midwife, burnt out, frustrated and looking for a better way to deliver care to women. And then she found work that she loves, that brings her satisfaction and the knowledge of helping women, directly and fundamentally, every day.

Working in an abortion clinic is not easy, but it is a necessary kindness: Juno's work changes and even saves lives. In this book she shares the stories of the patients she helps there, young and old, single and married, vulnerable and stoical. She cares for women who are already mothers, women who have had to travel to the UK to get help and those who face unimaginable trauma.

Urgent, illuminating and deeply human, A Necessary Kindness reveals the misunderstood world of abortion clinics, and deals with a complex issue—around which there is still too much taboo and too little understanding—with gentle compassion and bold conviction. These are the stories we need to share, the conversations we need to be having and the rights we need to protect.

©2024 Juno Carey (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd Medical Professionals & Academics Women Pregnancy
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This is an incredible book. Congratulations to Juno on sharing an unknown world with us. Kind, educational and so, so needed in today’s healthcare system. Thank you for your devotion and compassion to all you have supported. An incredibly important book to challenge thinking and normalise conversations around abortion.

Empathetic, powerful and moving.

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Essential reading, written by an author who has undergone IVF, experienced miscarriages, had children, and is also a pro-choice midwife. This book debunks a lot of anti-choice nonsense and is incredibly nuanced and complex. Carey has cared for women who have been abused and trafficked, girls who haven’t understood what was happening to them, trans men, imprisoned women, heartbroken women whose pregnancies are nonviable, and empowered women simply making a choice. Abortion is needed by all kinds of people for various reasons.

Contrary to anti-choice propaganda, midwives ensure they speak to patients alone to ensure the choice is truly theirs. She recalls asking a woman to come in for an in-person consultation during Covid due to concerns about coercion and even having to refuse abortion care to someone who was too mentally unwell to give informed consent at the time.

She discusses the problems with paid anti-abortion protesters, who thrust inaccurate leaflets into vulnerable people's hands, and recalls asking them exactly what 'help' they are offering - nappies and church groups. She also recounts them also engaging in very strange behavior such as praying over bins full of normal (non-clinical) waste.

A fascinating read from an expert in her field. I wish all medical professionals working with pregnant individuals would read this book.

I wish all healthcare workers would read this book

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A much needed book lifting the lid on the realities of abortion care. Very well written. Abortion care is healthcare.

An exceptionally well reasoned book

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I wanted to learn more about the realities rather than the rhetoric around abortion. This book was educational and impactful and well written.

Empathetic and informative

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Such an important book, especially as our right to choose can never be taken for granted.
Blend of medical experience and personal insight made this a great read.
Thank you for all your work.

Humanity and honesty pours from Juno

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