This stirring memoir is the story of Susan Wicklund, MD, who performed abortions in multiple states for over 20 years. It begins with an account of her personal experiences that lead to her decision to do this work and it takes the reader through the course of her tumultuous and dramatic career. No other type of doctor is hunted and intimidated the way these brave physicians are. No other doctor is forced to subject their families and friends to the kind of outright brutality that these doctors are — and ironically in the name of God! They deserve all the recognition that this book begins to achieve.
It truly brings to light the hypocrisy of the protestors who plagued her. In their urgency to protect “rights” of the unborn, for example, they completely trample over the rights of ACTUAL LIVING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE PROTECTED! Staggeringly, some of the people who protested actually came in for services and then went back out and protested again. And you can be sure that their sisters, mothers, cousins and friends had probably used the services as well. But go and shoot at the doctor and go and burn down the clinic so that you can make your empty, cowardly statement.
As you can see, I am passionate about this topic. But I think no matter what your view on this subject, this book is a fascinating real-life story of a heroine. An important book for us to be reading especially in the current, right-wing, conservative political climate in which we are, sadly, living.
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