Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion Paperback – October 18, 2022

I understand that the cover and just the title could be a little off-putting for some people, but it's a scientific word And we should not be afraid to use it. Men do not shoulder the responsibility of unwanted pregnancy and as this book points out, they are responsible for 100% of all unwanted pregnancies. Yes, it takes two to tango of course, but many women are getting pregnant and do not want to be pregnant, might not even want to have intercourse or be sexually assaulted and still paying the consequences of men's actions. It's very quick and to the point, with talking points that will help you have a discussion with anyone who wants to talk to you about women's reproductive rights and health care.

I love how concise and obvious this is. We need to change how we think about abortion. I am pro-life, but the current political landscape scares me. I am nervous for my daughters if something goes awry in their pregnancies and they can't get the immediate medical help like I received nearly three decades ago.I lost a baby in the second trimester and needed a medical abortion to prevent an infection that would inevitably come if I waited for my body to spontaneously abort the fetus. I am reading that in some states doctors are sending women (in the same situation as I was) home to wait until they are so ill that their life is in danger. A few years after that procedure I had a D&C seven weeks after childbirth because I had retained placenta. Once again, I am reading that in some states doctors are afraid to perform that procedure because there is a chance a women could already be pregnant again. They are waiting until the woman is deathly ill before performing the surgery.If we can't perform surgeries before a women is on her deathbed, knowing that she will inevitably be there, then it is time to rethink the abortion issue. Gabrielle has started the trend to reframe the abortion issue into better access to birth control and responsibility shared with the other partner. If we can prevent unwanted pregnancies, then we can accept the abortions that need to happen for whatever reason. My reasons were medical to prevent me from getting infected and very ill. I see that there are other very valid reasons. Although I am still pro-life, I am now also pro-choice.Edit a month later: My niece's fetus died a week ago. The doctor will not do a D&C, but is forcing her to carry the dead fetus until her body spontaneously aborts or until she gets deathly ill. My worst nightmare, and so wrong to force a young want-to-be-mother who is mourning the loss of her child to wait for her body to abort the fetus.

My first review was censored. No idea why. My language here will be more circumspect. I suspect that even repeating the title will trigger a censor-bot, sigh.The book deserves 5 stars for accuracy and clarity about a subject which rhymes with flex, connects, & complex effects.The author speaks frankly about little things that come out of men and fertilize things in women to create little people. It talks about taking responsibility for keeping things apart so little people aren't created. It's a short, approachable, non-inflammatory book, appropriate for use in highschool and college health and human (rhymes with ejects) classes. It discussed life choices (can I say that word, choice? Or will that trigger another notification that I've violated community guidelines?)Written by a married parent of 6, belonging to a well established church, it will be acceptable to all communities, regardless of their stance various social and economic issues.Get it, read it and pass it along to your favorite fertile man and woman.

This book is about something that is so basic: women cannot control when they ovulate, but men can control when they ejaculate. Such a basic, fundamental, fact of life with tremendous consequences. This book is clear, succinct, and full of information about pregnancy, abortion, condoms, and vasectomies. Read this book! Share this book! Ejaculate responsibly!

Absolutely devoured this book in one sitting--it's a quick but critically important read. If you care about women's health, men's health, children, and/or families, this needs to be a must-read for you. Our society feels more divided than ever, but I think we can agree that we are united on the need for babies to be wanted by their families and how important that is for children's health and families' well-being. This book gives us the rhetorical tools we need to have these often-difficult conversations and find our common ground for policy and action.

I am a big fan of blogger Gabrielle Blair and have followed her for years. So when she published this book, I was of course curious to read her take on the abortion debate.I really enjoyed reading Ejaculate Responsibly and how Blair - point after point - keeps flipping the conversation to not just be about women but to pose all of the ways that men should be responsible and considered within this whole tangle about sex, pregnancy, responsibility, pro-abortion, and preventing the need for abortions.The only reason I gave this 4 stars versus 5 stars is that some of the points feel repeated a few times within the book. But overall - really fabulous and very important. A must read for high school and college age folks of all gender expressions. Even at age 46, I learned a lot that will impact my conversations with my own teenagers.Thank you, Gabrielle.

After reading this book, I realize men should take a lot more active role in preventing abortion. It's not right to put all the responsibility on women. Men should take 100% responsibility for birth control, since it is the women who carry a baby for 9 months.