The Last Safe Abortion
Artist Carmen Winant’s The Last Safe Abortion, published by SPBH Editions and MACK, focuses on the nearly fifty-year period in which abortion was legal in the United States (1973–2022). Winant draws from over a dozen personal, organisational, and institutional archives from across the Midwest, in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Kentucky, North Dakota, and Ohio. The book presents a selection of photographs from these archives, emphasizing the care and community-focused work around abortion workers, along with a text by the artist.
!["Carmen Winant, from The Last Safe Abortion (SPBH Editions /MACK, 2024)",](https://lareviewofbooks-media.azureedge.net/unsafe/3840x0/filters:format(jpeg):quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2F1.jpg)
Courtesy of the artist, SPBH Editions, and MACK.
!["Carmen Winant, from The Last Safe Abortion (SPBH Editions / MACK, 2024) ",](https://lareviewofbooks-media.azureedge.net/unsafe/3840x0/filters:format(jpeg):quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2F15.jpg)
Courtesy of the artist, SPBH Editions, and MACK.
!["Carmen Winant, from The Last Safe Abortion (SPBH Editions / MACK, 2024) ",](https://lareviewofbooks-media.azureedge.net/unsafe/3840x0/filters:format(jpeg):quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2F8.jpg)
Courtesy of the artist, SPBH Editions, and MACK.
!["Carmen Winant, from The Last Safe Abortion (SPBH Editions / MACK, 2024) ", Courtesy of the artist, SPBH Editions, and MACK.](https://lareviewofbooks-media.azureedge.net/unsafe/3840x0/filters:format(jpeg):quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2F12.jpg)
Courtesy of the artist, SPBH Editions, and MACK.