"I will never wear a bulletproof vest to go to work... If they want to kill you, they shoot you in the head. So what's the point?"
Meet Franz Theard, who provided abortions in Texas for decades. He now works in New Mexico, helping people fleeing bans.
Conversation
Replying to
I talked to Dr. Theard for the final installment of a series I've been working on for a year (!!!) about the legacies of people who have worked on the frontlines of abortion access since Roe v. Wade was decided.
I started the series in anticipation of Roe being overturned. Well.
1
1
18
Jan. 22 marks what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe. These stories are a peek into the living history behind that decision.
Meet Laura Kaplan, who worked in an illegal abortion network before Roe was decided.
1
4
15
Meet Warren Hern, who has performed abortions since the '70s and is one of the few doctors who openly performs abortions late into pregnancy.
1
2
12
Meet Renee Chelian, who had an illegal pre-Roe abortion as a teenager and now runs abortion clinics in Michigan.
2
6
29
We're also at work on a video about all of these stories. Stay tuned.
1
12
By 2025, abortion will be banned nationwide. By 2030, the war will be over and the only abortions happening will be out of the US. That's not what I want, but the other side is more persistent, angry, vengeful and determined.
