My Day as an Abortion Care Provider
A thank you, a prayer for my soul, a 14-year-old.
By Lisa H. Harris
Oct. 22, 2019
I became an obstetrician-gynecologist 20 years ago because I wanted to be a source of compassion and expertise for patients and their families as they navigate a wide range of reproductive experiences, including when they seek abortion care. I wanted to be someone my patients could turn to when others might abandon or judge them.
I didn’t go into medicine, nor do I write now, because I wanted to be part of political debates. But I am struck by how often abortion laws are uninformed by the needs of the people who most feel their impact. And I’m astonished at how little the political rhetoric reflects the lived experiences of women who seek abortion care, or those of their caregivers.
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