The View from the Clinic

One Nurse’s Journey in Abortion Care

By: Patrice D'Amato

Narrated by: Patrice D’Amato

Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Walk through the doors of an abortion clinic in this powerful memoir from a nurse who has been there.

Abortion is an emotionally charged topic. Morality, social justice, religion, and law have transformed an intimately personal medical choice into an intensely collective debate.

But behind the heated rhetoric are the very real stories of women who have felt alone, scared, and helpless. There are also the stories of the people who work at the clinics. It’s time to remove politics from the conversation in the United States and shine a light on the multifaceted medical and personal experiences from the inside.

Throughout her nearly four-decades-long nursing career, Patrice D’Amato has seen the most diverse cross section of the human population inside abortion clinics. A compassionate mosaic memoir, The View from the Clinic normalizes and humanizes abortion through the experiences of patients, families, and staff inside a clinic—from the eyes and heart of a nurse who worked there.

You’ll discover:

• A transparent, clinical perspective into the medical and sociocultural facets of abortion services in America, including why abortion is a necessary reproductive health procedure.
• Common myths—and the truth—about the long-term effects of abortions on women’s health.
• What happens during an appointment to terminate a pregnancy, whether through surgery or an abortion pill.
• The fascinating history of birth control before Roe—and how abortion was a highly visible, accepted aspect of sexual health in American culture for our not-so-distant ancestors.
• Stories of patients’ paths to abortion, from a headstrong pregnant teen to a heartbroken, miscarrying mom.

Whether an abortion is a choice you are faced with or you carry the mental and emotional weight from the past, know you’re not alone. Pull the exam room curtain aside, and journey into a new perspective of abortion with The View from the Clinic.

©2022 Patrice D'Amato (P)2022 Patrice D'Amato

Thoroughly enjoyed the read/listen!

I listened to this story because I was curious about the perspective the author might bring to the table. I wasn’t disappointed, as I felt like they did a nice job just telling their story from personal experience without any strong biases or political connections.

The author’s writing is beautiful and the narration by the author just provides such a wonderful personal touch that allows the reader to feel like this so meaningful and genuine from them. A hot topic that was explained and talked about in such a simple and sweet way.

I would recommend this book/listen to others for sure!

Thanks Patrice for sharing your story, and for all your years of care to those people that needed your attention/help/knowledge along the way!

It's Complicated

The author offers a poignant portrayal of the abortion decision, process and aftermath by presenting case histories of several of her patients in an abortion clinic in the 90's.

In this heartbreaking book, she makes it clear that each abortion is sad and tragic, but often necessary to prevent additional compounding of existing human suffering.

No matter what you believe about abortion, this book will educate you and deeply move you. It may move you from a position you now hold.

Her narration was heartfelt and left you feeling that you just spoke to a compassionate nurse that regularly witnesses both "the sacred and the profane".