Choiceless: A Silenced Birthmother Speaks - Softcover

Jaffe, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798994147634

Verlag: Precocity Press, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

A birthmother’s untold story that dares to ask: What if everything we’ve been told about adoption, unplanned pregnancy, and reproductive rights has been missing something crucial?

In this bold, sometimes funny, and always unflinchingly honest memoir-meets-manifesto, Beth Jaffe shares the side of the adoption story most people never hear; that of the woman who gave birth and then disappeared from the equation. The woman who went quietly, because that’s what the system expected her to do.

But Beth didn’t stay quiet.

With a creative spirit, a dyslexic’s storytelling rhythm, and a gentle but unapologetic voice, Beth takes readers on a deeply personal journey through grief, identity, and transformation. Along the way, she exposes the often-overlooked consequences of framing adoption as a one-size-fits-all solution to unplanned pregnancy, infertility, and abortion debates.

In Choiceless: A Silenced Birthmother Speaks, you'll find:

• A raw and eye-opening look at the emotional impact of adoption from a birthmother’s perspective
• A humorous, heartfelt exploration of dyslexia, mental health, and creative resilience
  Why the current adoption narrative leaves so many people—mothers, children, and families—silenced or misunderstood
• The untold story of how one woman helped reform Montana’s adoption law
• A fresh lens for anyone facing reproductive choices, or supporting someone who is

Beth’s story is personal, but her message is universal: We need a new conversation—one that includes truth, compassion, and the voices of those too often left out.

This book is for:

• Birthparents, adoptees, adoptive parents, and everyone touched by adoption
• Women or couples facing unplanned pregnancy or fertility struggles
• Lawmakers, social workers, educators, and healthcare professionals
• Anyone who wants to move beyond the pro-life vs. pro-choice binary
• Fans of memoirs that blend activism, humor, and heart

This book might make you laugh. It might make you cry. It might make you mad.
But it will absolutely make you think.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Precocity Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798994147634
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg