“Poor children are raised without so much more than material things. They are raised without a clear sense of their own horizons, but rather with a systematic suppression of possibility and a literal lack of access to pragmatic information about… — Willie Parker Copy Share Image
“I know now that asthma disproportionately afflicts children who live in poverty, residing as they do in places where air quality is low. We lived less than one hundred yards from slag heaps generated by U.S. Steel—gigantic piles of gravel… — 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 Image
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 Image
“Now I see the Bible as it was written: the inspired word of God, but also a historical document preserving the ancient hegemony of… — Willie Parker Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“If a woman is not in control of her fertility, she is not in control of her life.” — Willie Parker Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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