You're the Only One I've Told

“A clear-eyed and shame-free examination from a doctor on the frontlines, You’re the Only One I’ve Told is the book the feminist movement has been waiting for. Everyone should read it.” –Jessica Valenti, author of Sex Object“Readers who have felt isolated or stigmatized in talking about their own abortions will find stories that resonate, while others will have their concept of who seeks an abortion broadened. This is a moving and deeply informed argument for abortion as a human right.” –Publishers Weekly “Through these compelling stories, Dr. Shah reveals …, as my research has confirmed, that people make the decision to end a pregnancy balancing their own responsibilities and visions for the future.” –Diana Greene Foster, PhD, author of The Turnaway Study ​

“Shah places a wide range of engrossing abortion stories in their social, legal, and political contexts and spotlights the unjust toll restrictions on abortion access inflict. Her much-needed reproductive justice lens shows that abortion is … absolutely essential to ensuring freedom and equality. ” –Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing the Black Body

“Shah places each person’s experiences into a larger discussion about attacks on abortion services, and the disinformation that comes with them. An important addition to the field of reproductive justice.” –Booklist

“The courage and honesty in the writing of Dr. Meera Shah paints the clearest of pictures: abortion isn’t a political tool. It is health care. Personal, moving and necessary–truly a must read.” –Alyssa Mastromonaco, New York Times bestselling author and cohost of Crooked Media’s #Hysteria podcast

Dr. Meera Shah is a family medicine physician practicing in New York, currently as the Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, where she also serves as the director of Gender Affirming Care and director of HIV Prevention Services.