A Message From Jezebel's Woman of the Year

After you elected traveling abortion provider Dr. X as Woman of the Year, she got in touch with us to share a message about her work. Here's what she had to say:

After you elected traveling abortion provider Dr. X as Woman of the Year, she got in touch with us to share a message about her work. Here's what she had to say:

In an interesting essay posted on The Hairpin, Dolores P., a woman who's training to become an abortion provider, explains what it's like to walk past protesters on your way to work, and the hardships her patients go through to get medical treatment. She decided she wanted to help women terminate their pregnancies…
Last night, two candlelight vigils were held in Kansas for Dr. George Tiller, the ob/gyn who was shot to death on Sunday morning. About 400 gathered in Wichita at Old Town Square and more than 100 people gathered at a park in Lawrence for vigils to honor Tiller.