“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
“The protesters find it so easy to insult the women who come to me seeking care—as if rationally deciding to terminate a pregnancy makes a woman heedless and irresponsible like a child. In my experience, the opposite is true: By… — 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“Now I see the Bible as it was written: the inspired word of God, but also a historical document preserving the ancient hegemony of… — Willie Parker Copy Share Image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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