Have you had an abortion?

By Laura Woodhouse | 10 August 2009, 12:25

Kat Banyard is looking to interview women who have had an abortion as part of her research for a book on feminism called ‘The Equality Illusion’ which will be published next year by Faber & Faber:

If you have had an abortion and would be willing to anonymously share details about your experience I would be very grateful if you could reply to this email - anwering the questions below.
If you would like any further information about the research please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Questions:

* Name:
* Date of birth:
* What year did you have an abortion?
* What were the main reasons you chose to have an abortion?

Email: katbanyard[at]yahoo.co.uk

Your Comments

Anon said:

Any way apart from email to send comments? That's not massively anonymous.

Posted on 10 August 2009 at 3:08 PM

Laura Woodhouse said:

Anon, if you're ok with sending me an email I can forward Kat's postal address to you: lswoodhouse[at]gmail.com. She said she would ideally like to have the personal details of the case, but any interviewees would remain anonymous for the purposes of the book.

Posted on August 11, 2009 10:19 AM

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