In response to Dr. Tillers murder and as a tribute to his life, NARAL Pro-choice VA is collecting notes of thank you and appreciation to send out to the abortion providers of VA. I thought I would share the one I wrote for them here.
June 2, 2009
To all abortion providers in the state of Virginia,
To say Thank you for what you do is not enough. Not only does it take years of schooling, a steady hand and a strong heart to do what you do, it also takes an unfailing commitment to the rights of women-- a commitment so deep that it puts your own lives in jeopardy. How unimaginable is it that the surviving abortion doctors across the country have had to suit up in bullet proof vests and hire security and watch their backs and worry for the safety of their families, loved ones and communities—all because they are willing to perform a procedure that is perfectly safe and legal. There should be no war over this, but there is and the battlefield is the body of every woman in America. Abortion providers brave the fights and brave the harassment and the death threats and the bullets and the notoriety—just so they can go do their jobs and Thank God they do. Thank God that you continue to work, despite the fact that your profession has a mortality rate. Because of you all, our bodies are given back to us to possess. Our lives remain our own and motherhood remains a beautiful choice and not an imposed prison sentence. Please know that thousands of women stand behind you and support you and thank you for all that you do.
--Jenna Raffaella McKean Randall
Virginia Beach, VA
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