Unfolding Secrets: Jill Christman Reveals the Hidden Truths Behind The Heart Folds Early
NJB: Are you nervous at all about how people will receive the book?
JC: I’m not scared so much of being judged; I am clear about my decision. I’m a little nervous of the folks who won’t read the book and will apply an ideology, instead of trying to understand my story.
I want this to be a conversation, and especially in states where we have total or near total bans, which is almost half of them. [Note: According to reproductiverights.org, abortion is illegal in 13 states, including Indiana, and in another 12, it is considered “hostile.”]
I hope people don’t think, Oh, that monster. I hope we can really look at what health care means, what choice means. I’m not making choices for anyone else. In the book, I’m talking about one decision for one woman and one baby and one life. I want a lot of readers, and I’m hoping for a lot of respectful, human conversations. It’s so incredibly sensitive and complicated, right? So we need to let these conversations be complicated and not flattened out and oversimplified, or we’ll never make any progress.
