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Willie Parker

Willie Parker
Dr. Willie Parker is the chair-elect of the board of Physicians for Reproductive Health. He is the recipient of Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger Award, an honor also bestowed upon Hillary Clinton and Jane Fonda, and appeared on Ebony’s Power 100 list. He has been featured widely for his work, including in Slate, Jezebel, Cosmopolitan, NPR’s Morning Edition, Salon, and more. While a profile on Dr. Parker in Esquire sparked national interest in 2014, he is now the subject of Trapped/ (Trilogy Films), a documentary about the legal battle to keep abortion clinics in the South open.


Why I’m an Abortion Doctor in the Deep South

Dr. Willie Parker Will Never Stop Defending a Woman's Right to Choose
April 4, 2017  By Willie Parker
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