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> [ He \[Hern\] calls his center the Boulder Abortion Clinic and he said specifically that he didn't want to hide that word. I'm deeply opposed to the politicization of language and try to avoid it when I possibly can - I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/he-hern-calls-his-center-the-boulder-abortion-clinic-and-he-said/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

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## More by John H Richardson

> [But then you say, Well, who makes the decision? Does the government make the decision? The reason this is such a national dispute and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/but-then-you-say-well-who-makes-the-decision-does-the-government-make/)

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> [I don't think in the religious way that most people associate that word with, but Hern is a committed guy. He's doing the hardest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/i-don-t-think-in-the-religious-way-that-most-people-associate-that/)

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> [Most of the reasons for late-term abortions have to do with severe fetal deformities, but when I found out that dwarfism was also a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/most-of-the-reasons-for-late-term-abortions-have-to-do-with-severe/)

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> [There are so many kinds of different feelings - not good feelings - going on in the room, and he comes in with so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/there-are-so-many-kinds-of-different-feelings-not-good-feelings-going/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

> [A lot of people are listening and most people believe global warming is a problem and they'd like to see it addressed. But governments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/a-lot-of-people-are-listening-and-most-people-believe-global-warming/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

> [ He \[Hern\] calls his center the Boulder Abortion Clinic and he said specifically that he didn't want to hide that word. I'm deeply opposed… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/he-hern-calls-his-center-the-boulder-abortion-clinic-and-he-said/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

> [That's his definition of mercy. This is the year of the Mercy Jubilee of the pope. I know that he's against abortion, but he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/that-s-his-definition-of-mercy-this-is-the-year-of-the-mercy-jubilee/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

> [ When you see someone dying in front of you from a direct and simple cause, it's easier to deal with \[that\] than famine or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/when-you-see-someone-dying-in-front-of-you-from-a-direct-and-simple/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

> [What I remember most from reporting both the stories are the women. Going into the first piece, I didn't have a super fixed idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/what-i-remember-most-from-reporting-both-the-stories-are-the-women/)

[John H Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-richardson/)

> [Planned Parenthood gave me an award for the Willie Parker story that I was deeply honored by. I didn't get any negative comments. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/planned-parenthood-gave-me-an-award-for-the-willie-parker-story-that/)

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> [ I was incredibly depressed and I found myself avoiding doing interviews where my \[20-something daughters\] could hear me - or leaving books on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-richardson/i-was-incredibly-depressed-and-i-found-myself-avoiding-doing/)

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