Willie Parker

Abortion provider and reproductive justice advocate

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An abortion provider and reproductive justice advocate, Willie Parker is board chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health. He is the author of Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice.

Parker, a physician, formerly worked at Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi's sole abortion clinic.

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In this divided nation, more and more people respond only to new information that reinforces their established opinions.

Why Don't Facts Matter?

In this divided nation, more and more people respond only to new information that reinforces their established opinions.

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On this 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the annual  March for Life  got under way with expectations that the House would pass restrictions on late-term abortions.

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In 1973, the US Supreme Court approved a woman’s right to choose an abortion.

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In 1973, the US Supreme Court approved a woman’s right to choose an abortion.

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