Her loss will be felt throughout the pro-choice movement. In particular, she was committed to nurturing a new generation of providers. From the very beginning, she was one of MSFC s strongest supporters. I am an abortion practitioner because of my utmost respect for motherhood, which I refuse to believe is punishment for a screw. I do what I do because I am convinced that being a mother is the hardest job there is.
Women know they have to gather their strengths if they choose to become mothers.
Even more than performing a religious ritual, being a mother requires precise abilities, arrangements, resources, and a community of support. The first time I heard her speak, she showed a video of an abortion. When she spoke of why she performed abortions, I found myself in tears. She articulated the emotions I had always felt but was discouraged from believing in medical school that women are the only ones capable of making the decision if and when to become a mother. I perform unapologetic, feminist abortions.