Tissue
By (Author) Madison Griffiths
Ultimo Press
Ultimo Press
5th July 2023
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Memoirs
Gender studies: women and girls
Literary essays
362.19888
Paperback
320
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
424g
What does it mean to terminate a pregnancy
In Tissue, Madison Griffiths turns her keen eye to the topic of abortion in a meditative and personal look at a procedure that is common yet vilified, championed yet sometimes grieved. Tissue looks at the feelings of guilt around choice, exploring the language we use, or dont, and how the silence shapes the way we think and feel about the act.
Abortion has many facets. Tissue lays each of them bare, meticulously unravelling how the world-at-large responds to abortion, inviting us into the messy and complex realities imbedded in such a politicised act of agency.At a time when women around the world are losing their right to access safe abortion, this book is needed more than ever.
Madison Griffiths is a writer, artist and producer based in Melbourne. She is the co-producer of Tender, an award-winning Broadwave podcast that follows what happens in the aftermath of abusive relationships. Her essays have been published widely in the Guardian, SBS, VICE, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings and more. In 2022, she won the Our Watch Award as administered by the Walkley Foundation for Excellence in Reporting on Violence Against Women and Children.