My Body – Whose Decision?

  • Society is moving to the right; the childbearing body is becoming a political issue.

  • Sibel Schick analyzes captivatingly cleverly why no politics should be made with our bodies.

  • Current debates show: Reproductive justice concerns us all—from being child-free to wanting children, from abortion to obstetric medicine.

Physical autonomy affects us all

Sibel Schick experienced firsthand that abortions can save lives. She also experienced the resistance she had to fight against before the life-saving procedure was performed. However, physical autonomy is not a private matter: whether and under what conditions we want to have children is highly political. Reproductive freedom is now punishable by law, and states determine access to medical care – even in Germany. In a moving and combative way, Schick shows that true justice lies in collective liberation.

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  • Publisher: S. FISCHER
  • Release: 25.02.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-10-397755-4
  • 208 Pages
  • Author: Sibel Schick
My Body – Whose Decision?
Sibel Schick My Body – Whose Decision?
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Sibel Schick

Sibel Schick, born in Antalya in 1985, is a freelance author, journalist, and columnist. She has been living in Germany since 2009 and since 2016 has been writing texts on feminism, racism and Turkish politics. Her collection of columns Hallo, hört mich jemand (Hello, does anyone hear me?) was published by Edition Assemblage in 2020. Until 2021 she was a columnist for the feminist publication Missy Magazine , and she also writes columns for nd and Campact as well as articles for various media. Her newsletter Saure Zeiten (Sour times) is published monthly.