Being an "abortion doctor"

As we enter the 35th anniversary year of Roe v. Wade, the online journal Salon.com has an interview with GP Susan Wicklund, who has been providing abortion services for 20 years, most recently in her own clinic in rural Montana. The writer, after noting that 87 percent of US counties are currently without an abortion provider, continues:

“Wicklund describes her work as a privilege and an honor. But it’s also a job, often a dangerous one. She has donned disguises to get past the protesters who scream and wave signs outside both her home and her medical office. She’s worn a bulletproof vest and carried a gun. In some states, Wicklund is required to read abortion patients misleading, politician-penned scripts that refer to an embryo as an “unborn baby” and warn that the procedure can be fatal (with no mention of the fact that wisdom tooth removal is far riskier).”

During the interview Wicklund talks about the wide range of circumstances under which women come to have abortions, the fact that many abortion providers are nearing retirement age, and her recently published book, This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor.

The abortion doctor [Via Salon.com]

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