Monday, February 25, 2008

Susan Wicklund's Story: This Common Secret

Montana Public Radio News Director, Sally Mauk, recently talked with Susan Wicklund and Allan Kesselheim, co-authors of This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor. Mauk's interview was part of the February 22 Montana Evening Edition broadcast on Montana Public Radio.

Click here to listen to the interview.

From an article posted at Salon.com on January 22:
"Wicklund describes her work as a privilege and an honor. But it's also a job, often a dangerous one. She has donned disguises to get past the protesters who scream and wave signs outside both her home and her medical office. She's worn a bulletproof vest and carried a gun. In some states, Wicklund is required to read abortion patients misleading, politician-penned scripts that refer to an embryo as an "unborn baby" and warn that the procedure can be fatal (with no mention of the fact that wisdom tooth removal is far riskier)." more...

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