“What I remember most from reporting both the stories are the women. Going into the first piece, I didn't have a super fixed idea about abortion. I'd helped a high school friend get to a doctor once. I always assumed that what a woman did was up to her. But I could also see the pro-life point of view that human life should be sacred in whatever gestational form.” ShouldFirstsHumansIdeasStoriesSchoolRememberFormViewsPiecesHigh SchoolDoctorsSacredPoint Of ViewHuman LifeFixedAbortionPro LifeSchool FriendsHigh School Friends Author:John H Richardson
“He [Hern] calls his center the Boulder Abortion Clinic and he said specifically that he didn't want to hide that word. I'm deeply opposed to the politicization of language and try to avoid it when I possibly can - I don't like being manipulated by terms like pro-life or pro-choice. To me, abortionist should be as neutral as podiatrist. But again, maybe it was one battle too many, because it certainly distracted his attention from what I thought was a really sympathetic piece.” WantShouldTryingSaidChoicesLanguageTermAttentionPiecesBattleAbortionDistractedSympatheticPro LifeClinicBoulders Author:John H Richardson
“Planned Parenthood gave me an award for the Willie Parker story that I was deeply honored by. I didn't get any negative comments. I think the Willie Parker piece had more of an impact on people in that sense because it went deeper into the clinic itself.” PeopleThinkingStoriesPiecesNegativeImpactDeeperAwardsParenthoodCommentHonoredClinicPlanned ParenthoodNegative Comments Author:John H Richardson