“Each one of these backward moves will not only restrict women’s access to safe, affordable abortion care, but will diminish women’s access to good health care in general, putting their lives and the lives of their children at risk. And poor women and women of color will bear the brunt of this political posturing by ideologues—as they always do.”

This book is so relevant always but especially now. Regardless of how you feel about abortion, or perhaps especially if your thoughts are anti + based on religion, this is an important read. Dr. Willie Parker (@drwillieparker) is a Black man, a strong Christian, and an abortion provider. His eloquence is beautiful & his journey from being prolife to prochoice reflects my own. He exposes many moral arguments that aren’t as mainstream. He approaches reproductive justice with a lens of non judgement and true care.

Here are a few more powerful quotes from this book:

“Women should find healing and understanding in church, not stigma and shame.”

“It stands to reason: women’s sexual independence is the thing that men have always wanted to control.”

“How close, exactly, does a poor woman need to be to death before the government allows her to get the medical support she needs?”