"I knew I needed to provide abortions when I realized that there were people who would not be able to access abortion care if I didn't. As providers, we are the links between the abstract right to abortion and the reality of being able to actually have one."—Dr. Cheryl Chastine, who provides abortion services at the South Wind Women's Center in Wichita, Kansas, at no small risk to her own safety and peace of mind. She is a real-life superhero, and one of the kindest people I've ever met. Read the entire interview with her here.
You can read more from Dr. Chastine in this piece by Robin Marty, in which five women explain why they became abortion providers.
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