The Abortionist by Colin Cohen

The Abortionist by Colin Cohen

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Abortionist-ebook/dp/B002BWQ60S/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1336229918&sr=1-2

“In the not-too-distant future, where abortion is legal until the 18th year, the mentally-disabled daughter of a pro-life senator discovers an abortionist coming for her just days before achieving personhood, leading to a fast-paced chase through a dangerous city, where friends and foes are indiscernible. And the aging abortionist, whose sagging career depends on the girl's termination, must struggle not only to find her in time, but to survive himself when a mysterious stranger enters the hunt. But most of all, he must struggle with his own past.
The Abortionist is part thriller, part Swiftian satire. It is the story of the insatiable desire to live, and one man's unsought chance for redemption.
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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 257 KB
Print Length: 200 pages”

This was a fairly short read with a storyline similar to a few books and films that I’ve read and seen over the last year ~ one that examines the morality of abortion and the possibility of post-birth termination. Whilst it wasn’t as detailed or thought-provoking as “Unwind” by Neal Shusterman, this was a good read. The hypocrisy of people and society’s negligence of less fortunate citizens is examined … there is a brief but disturbing scene where an old man is being eaten by feral dogs and no-one seems to care other than the young woman whose own life is in danger. There are a couple of fairly predictable twists to the story but I enjoyed the book none the less.