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 Merchants could slap new surcharges on certain credit card purchases. Here's where things stand in the House ahead of shutdown vote. The 8 Democrats who bucked party on shutdown have something in common. In GOP senators vs. Jack Smith, a new measure favors the senators. Report an error