“One thing people don’t talk about enough is how happy so many women are to have had their abortions. No one wants to walk into an abortion clinic, to be sure, but many, many women are grateful and relieved when… — Willie Parker Copy Share Image
“By the time a woman arrives at an abortion clinic and places herself in my care, she has faced a world of judgment and found that everyone—her boyfriend, her own mother, her pastor, her best friend—has something to say.” — Willie Parker Copy Share Image
“To the point: A woman who wants to terminate her pregnancy has to make her decision in the context of a culture that shames… — Willie Parker Copy Share
We can take that as a notion that we don't know exactly what [Trump] is going to do, but we can't afford to take… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“Now I see the Bible as it was written: the inspired word of God, but also a historical document preserving the ancient hegemony of… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“The political conversation about abortion has obliterated truth and crushed any nuanced understanding of what it means to live a human life. Abortion talk… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“All that has happened to me fuels the compassion I need to do my work, for in my interactions with the women I treat,… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“I see no reason why a woman should feel herself deserving of a separation from God because of a decision she has to make.… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“If a woman is not in control of her fertility, she is not in control of her life.” — Willie Parker Copy Share
“It bears repeating: one in three American women have had abortions in their lifetime. I have probably done more than ten thousand abortions in… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“The way I see it, the attack on abortion rights is nothing less than an effort to put all women back in their place.” — Willie Parker Copy Share
If you're making abortion illegal and undermining the various things that will allow the prevention of that need, it can only be a situation… — Willie Parker Copy Share
There's also really no way of knowing what Donald Trump is going to do - he's been sufficiently vague in his policy positions. — Willie Parker Copy Share
“It is my personal belief that the abhorrence of abortion expressed by the men who place themselves at the barricades in front of abortion… — Willie Parker Copy Share
“The women who are matter-of-fact, or stoic, as they undergo this procedure far outnumber those who are anxious or tearful.” — Willie Parker Copy Share
“vow: I refuse to give in to fear. The truth is that I am more afraid of living a life of cowardice, of allowing… — Willie Parker Copy Share
