Dr. Willie Parker is an African
American Doctor who claims to be a Christian, and yet performs thousand of abortions. Dr. Parker was raised by a single mother and
was the second youngest son out of six.
He grew up living in a house without electricity, with an outhouse as
the only bathroom, and his only food was provided by food stamps. He later became the first black student-body
president at a white dominated school, and went on to become an obstetrician graduating
from Harvard. For years Dr. Parker delivered
thousands of healthy babies a year and refused to perform abortions because it
was simply against his beliefs.
Unfortunately his beliefs have changed, leaving babies to suffer the
consequences.
Dr.
Parker is one of two abortion doctors working at the last abortion clinic
(known as the Pink House) in Mississippi. “This is because no doctor in Mississippi is willing
to provide such a service. Although the state already has some of the most
restrictive abortion laws in the country, including a twenty-four-hour waiting
period, parental consent, face-to-face counseling with the physician, and a ban
on the use of Medicaid funding (except in extraordinary cases).”[1] Because of these strict laws it has decreased
the number of abortions in the state of Mississippi.
Dr.
Parker visits Mississippi
for days at a time. On the first day he meets with four different groups of
women and hands out the required information. He persuades them to have an
abortion and tells them it is morally okay even if you are a Christian. He goes on to inform them that others do not
know what they are going through unless they have had an abortion. He answers question and makes jokes whenever
he can. Before they leave, if they still
want an abortion, he sets up a time for the next day where he can meet with his
patients individually. When he is done
meeting with the women individually, he makes an appointment, usually within
the next couple of days, for them to come back and have an abortion. Once the abortion is over with he rarely sees
his patients again unless they come back to volunteer.
In
America
or really any country, there are other options besides abortion. So, why do so many people choose
abortion? I believe, they think it is
the easier way out. They made a mistake
and that is their way of fixing “the problem” without having to carry the baby
and ruin their bodies, or make sacrifices to raise the child. It takes away the embarrassment and they can
act as if it never happened, not having to face anybody. Abortion not only kills the unborn baby, but
it also harms the mother, “It is antithetical to a genuine feminism — one that
recognizes and celebrates the uniqueness of women as women.”[2] Growing up in the Roman Catholic Church this
is what I was taught “Every human life, from the moment of conception until
death, is sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in
the image and likeness of the living and holy God.”[3] I believe that abortion is wrong, no matter
the reason or circumstances.
