Once a Pro-Lifer, She'll Soon Perform Abortions Med student details what changed her mind By Katherine Thompson Posted Jun 7, 2009 1:30 PM CDT Copied George Dugan, left, and Gina Burrows, both of Lawrence, Kan., gather for a candlelight vigil for Dr. George Tiller at a park in Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Rozalyn Farmer Love grew up Catholic, taught that abortions are categorically wrong. But the third-year medical student delved into women's health, meeting women in agonizing situations along the way, and realized that although "ending an unwanted pregnancy is a tragedy," it's far worse to deny "safe, competent care" to women, she writes in the Washington Post. "The choices I saw women struggling with were forcing me to question my old convictions," Love explains. She was shocked to learn that pro-life groups' description of partial-birth abortion is "misleading and graphically politicized," and even more dismayed that her peers "were puzzled that a pro-choice group was talking about wanting to reduce abortions." Read These Next Why Catherine O'Hara's death feels like a 'gut punch.' A new 'No Kings' protest is on the calendar. Trump's jokes to 'people I hate' aren't all hits. New batch of Epstein files contains more eyebrow-raising claims. Report an error