A Necessary Kindness

A timely book for driving home the sociopolitical urgency of safeguarding reproductive freedoms… Carey writes evocatively of the stigma, guilt and secrecy that, even today, engulfs abortions… A Necessary Kindness emerges as a frank, comprehensive and often moving book. It makes you aware of the fragility of reproductive agency across the globe and in the UK. It’s a powerful insider account that opens a door into a long-hidden world in which secrecy and shame have been weaponised against women for too long. * Observer *A Necessary Kindness is an unflinching insight into the reality of abortion - which Carey depicts as often neither rare nor tragic * Irish Independent *A compassionate, clear-eyed insider’s guide to one of the safest and most common medical procedures. A Necessary Kindness is a testament to the breadth of midwifery and a call for reproductive justice. * Leah Hazard, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Womb and Hard Pushed *Juno tells these important stories with wisdom and kindness. I recommend that everyone reads this book. * Anna Kent, author of Frontline Midwife *In the fight to ensure that all women have access to free, safe and legal abortions, this book is essential. It gives us the facts, insights and stories we need to understand the issues. Indispensable. * Zoë Wanamaker *Juno is fierce and fearless in defending the right to choose. At a time when reproductive autonomy is being curtailed, this book puts women and the people most affected by abortion access at its core. A Necessary Kindness shares the stories of women seeking to end their pregnancies and the people who care for them with compassion and clarity. Juno is nonjudgemental and rejects notions of shame. Her dedication to providing safe and vital abortion care stands out on every page. Now is not the time for complacency, give this book to every anti-choice or apathetic bystander you know. * Benjamin Black, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and author of Belly Woman *

Juno Carey is a midwife practitioner who has worked in abortion care since 2016. She was a midwife in the NHS for several years prior to this. Juno is a vocal campaigner for reproductive rights as part of her work. She lives in Sussex with her wife and children.