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Without Apology
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A trilogy for our times--
Stories for all time--
Without Apology
In this last book of the Jane Smith Trilogy, the year is 1959. Jane is forty-five. She has survived Nazis and gendarmes, been jilted by an admiral’s daughter, nearly lost her favorite student to an illegal abortion, found the love of her life, provided abortion care under men's noses for two decades, and confessed her secrets to the one whose judgment she feared most.
But new questions
• Will the healing traditions of Indigenous women change everything at Our Lady?
• Will a devastating mistake cost Jane the love of her life?
• Will Jane succeed in her mission to transform abortion care?
• What is Jane’s soul-shattering apology and last message?
This is a story of facing demons, choosing family, and defying the Laws of men to provide abortion care without permission, without authority, and without apology.
The trilogy calls us to courage—reminding us that in a world ruled by patriarchy and the worst in human nature, we must be fierce and express our fury.
Stories for all time--
Without Apology
In this last book of the Jane Smith Trilogy, the year is 1959. Jane is forty-five. She has survived Nazis and gendarmes, been jilted by an admiral’s daughter, nearly lost her favorite student to an illegal abortion, found the love of her life, provided abortion care under men's noses for two decades, and confessed her secrets to the one whose judgment she feared most.
But new questions
• Will the healing traditions of Indigenous women change everything at Our Lady?
• Will a devastating mistake cost Jane the love of her life?
• Will Jane succeed in her mission to transform abortion care?
• What is Jane’s soul-shattering apology and last message?
This is a story of facing demons, choosing family, and defying the Laws of men to provide abortion care without permission, without authority, and without apology.
The trilogy calls us to courage—reminding us that in a world ruled by patriarchy and the worst in human nature, we must be fierce and express our fury.
- GenresFiction
235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 17, 2025
665 people want to read
About the author
Charlotte Taft
6 books29 followersWith a Bachelor's Degree in Feminist Studies from Brown University, and a Master's Degree in Feminist Studies from Goddard College, what was I to do but help start and run an abortion clinic?
I was 22 years old when Roe v. Wade was decided. I soon found that the various aspects of abortion care were to be the work of my life. My trilogy, Without Permission, Without Authority, and Without Apology, follow the life of a 102-year-old woman who has provided abortion care outside the laws of men. As you journey with Jane Smith from Occupied Paris to the Navy in California, and then post-war Japan, you'll meet women who teach you the range of experiences that surround pregnancy and abortion, and the danger of assumptions and stereotypes. Jane learns the importance of tailoring care to emotional and spiritual needs. These are stories for our times--and for all time.
I was 22 years old when Roe v. Wade was decided. I soon found that the various aspects of abortion care were to be the work of my life. My trilogy, Without Permission, Without Authority, and Without Apology, follow the life of a 102-year-old woman who has provided abortion care outside the laws of men. As you journey with Jane Smith from Occupied Paris to the Navy in California, and then post-war Japan, you'll meet women who teach you the range of experiences that surround pregnancy and abortion, and the danger of assumptions and stereotypes. Jane learns the importance of tailoring care to emotional and spiritual needs. These are stories for our times--and for all time.
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February 3, 2026
A Third Book of Truth and Love and Women
While the author goes to great lengths to describe the fictional nature of these books, I believe them to be true. Charlotte, via Jane, tells the truth of women’s emotional experiences with pregnancy and choice, which is always there whether the state allows it or not. There has never been a time when women didn’t try as hard as possible to follow the demands of their lives — their circumstances, children already with them, partners and so many other factors - to determine if a pregnancy should/can continue.
Thank the goddesses for giving us Charlotte to open our eyes to the landscape.
While the author goes to great lengths to describe the fictional nature of these books, I believe them to be true. Charlotte, via Jane, tells the truth of women’s emotional experiences with pregnancy and choice, which is always there whether the state allows it or not. There has never been a time when women didn’t try as hard as possible to follow the demands of their lives — their circumstances, children already with them, partners and so many other factors - to determine if a pregnancy should/can continue.
Thank the goddesses for giving us Charlotte to open our eyes to the landscape.
March 9, 2026
Interesting history and great characters. Love.
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