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In this “vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life” (The New Yorker), an outspoken, Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider reveals his personal and professional journeys in an effort to seize the moral high ground on the question of choice and reproductive justice.

Dr. Willie Parker grew up in the Deep South, lived in a Christian household, and converted to an even more fundamentalist form of Christianity as a young man. But upon reading an interpretation of the Good Samaritan in a sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he realized that in order to be a true Christian, he must show compassion for all people at all times.

In 2009, he stopped practicing obstetrics 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. He thereafter traded in his private practice and his penthouse apartment in Hawaii for the life of an itinerant abortion provider, becoming one of the few doctors to provide such services in Mississippi and Alabama.

In Life’s Work, Dr. Willie Parker tells a deeply personal and thought-provoking narrative that illuminates the complex societal, political, religious, and personal realities of abortion in the United States from the unique perspective of someone who performs them and defends the right to do so every day. In revealing his daily battle against mandatory waiting periods and bogus rules, Dr. Parker makes a powerful Christian case for championing reproductive rights. “At a moment when reproductive health and rights are under attack…Dr. Parker’s book is a beacon of hope and a call to action” (Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood).

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File Size: 2829 KB
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Publisher: Atria / 37 INK; Reprint edition (April 4, 2017)
Publication Date: April 4, 2017
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Language: English
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That is what makes it a good book for the lifers to read

June 4, 2017

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Tough Read for Pro Lifers
If you are a pro choice this will simply reinforce your beliefs. If pro life then it might seem seem oxymoronic that a physician could claim to be a Christian from a fundamentalist background and also be a abortion provider. That is what makes it a good book for the lifers to read. The book is short on science, short on philosophical argument, and short on Biblical quotes. (Which by the way for the lifers out there the Bible despite all the rhetoric is amazingly quiet about a subject that seems to define the Evangelical mvnt.)
What Dr Parker does is approach the subject from the viewpoint of the woman seeking an abortion. Her, needs, her fears, her aspirations, her wishes, her health, etc. These are sorely neglected in the pro life rhetoric that I keep hearing. It so seems that the label pro birth rather than pro life would be much more appropriate. The woman that is pregnant appears to be merely the carrier of the "life" they want to protect. Her needs and values need to be brought into the discussion and this book does a good job of doing so.

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A nonjudgmental Christian

June 3, 2017

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Dr. Parker shares his life story in a way that I as a non Christian, white, over 80 woman can relate to in many ways. We both are human struggling to live loving, just lives. Sharing his road honestly helps me on my path to its unknown end. Thank you, Doctor.

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A fantastic book

May 12, 2017

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One part memoir and one part desperate plea to get people to see reason Dr. Parker does an excellent job weaving a narrative together of what life would be like for his patients without his desperately needed services in the small deep southern towns that he works in. Life's work is a fantastic read for anyone who sits on the fence surrounding abortion, any christian who is contemplating their own moral absolutes, and what their god actually requires of them, and should be mandatory for all med students.

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I Enjoyed this book thoroughly

August 20, 2017

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I Enjoyed this book thoroughly ! I am biased as I am pro-choice, but I was so glad to hear from a provider of color in the South. We have so few of these, and we need to hear from them and support them. I cried at some parts, and felt inspired during reading many stories. I felt so frustrated to hear that some religious extremist still feel that terrorist words and actions are the way to change peoples minds. I hope people who read this will understand how difficult a plight women have seeking abortion care which is their right to do.

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Excellent book, everyone should read it.

January 5, 2018

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Dr. Parker is extremely articulate and deeply insightful. His description of his approach to patient care is detailed. You almost feel that you are observing the process right next to him. The book is well researched in the law and ethical arguements. I would love to spend an afternoon to discuss our human condition with him over a good cup of coffee. I celebrate him as a fellow human being.

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Should be required reading for everyone

September 26, 2017

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Everyone who has an opinion on abortion should read this book. What is essentially a women's health and life issue has turned into so much more than that, in turn harming the most vulnerable among us.

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January 2, 2018

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This book gave me amazing insight. I have always felt ambivalent about abortion - I’m inherently progressive, but sensitive to the judgement associated with it. I hope everyone gets a chance to read this book or hear others talk about it. Hopefully it will make other readers feel a weight has been lifted from their conscience, as it surely did for me.

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Adrienne Lynch-Krlich

Fantastic, informative and honest book, very well written by a very intelligent man!!

September 8, 2017

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I loved reading an intelligent book that talks from a perspective I wouldn't have as I am not a religious person but for someone to talk so candid about not only there struggle to get to their career but also their moral struggle for their fight for women's equality, being a black man from the south, who grew up with nothing and has achieved so much. Dr. Willie Parker is an outstanding man and everyone, men and women should read this book. He also speaks very candidly about how an abortion is carried out and women's anatomy and the many reasons why women from all backgrounds deserve autonomy without judgement over what happens in their life and to their bodies. Loved this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone!!!

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