Life's Work

A Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider shares his personal and professional journey in Life's Work. Dr. Willie Parker's experience growing up in the Deep South and converting to an even more fundamentalist form of Christianity taught him that true Christianity means showing compassion for all people at all times. He stopped practicing obstetrics in 2009 to focus entirely on providing safe abortions for women who need help the most, often women in poverty and women of color, in the hotbed of the pro-choice debate: the South. In this deeply personal and thought-provoking narrative, Dr. Parker illuminates the complex societal, political, religious, and personal realities of abortion in the United States, revealing the daily battle against mandatory waiting periods and bogus rules. Life's Work is a powerful Christian case for championing reproductive rights and a beacon of hope and a call to action at a moment when reproductive health and rights are under attack.