With recent book, Bay Area author and physician reflects on life as a parent and her work as an abortion doctor

by Karla Kane / Palo Alto Weekly
Sun, Jan 15, 2023

Life is full of choices, big and small, but there is also much that's out of our control.

In her new memoir, "Boundless: An Abortion Doctor Becomes a Mother," author Christine Henneberg ponders the concept of choice — from her own career decisions and journey toward motherhood to the importance of trusting the choices of her patients — and how to reconcile a need for boundaries with the boundless love and dedication of parenthood. Though it's a deeply personal book, Henneberg also beautifully recounts many stories of patients, family members, friends and colleagues that have stuck with her over the years, from harrowing to heartwarming (and sometimes both at once).

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USA – When An Abortion Doctor Becomes a Mother

When An Abortion Doctor Becomes a Mother
There is a connection between my work as a doctor and my work as a mother; it’s just not what most people imagine.

By Christine Henneberg
June 27, 2019

Recently a colleague asked me if I’d had trouble working while I was pregnant. “Actually I was fine,” I said. “I know a lot of people have a hard time, but it wasn’t an issue for me.” She raised her eyebrows. “Wow. Good for you. I was a mess.”

We weren’t just talking about nausea and swollen feet and low back pain. She and I are abortion doctors. We routinely perform procedures well into our patients’ second trimester, when the fetus is well-formed and easily recognizable as humanlike, even “life”-like. Baby-like.

Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/abortion-doctor.html