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Rush to repeal shows no understanding of what’s at stake for our nation’s health

Today, the Senate voted to move forward their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

In response to the vote, Physicians for Reproductive Health’s Board Chair, Dr. Willie Parker, issued the following statement:

“I am disappointed that the Senate rushed ahead with their efforts to repeal the ACA, without the benefit of listening to the medical professionals, patients, and advocates who understand what’s at stake for our nation’s health. Every single version of a repeal bill that the Senate has raised so far would be a disaster, and no amendments will be able to fix this fundamentally broken approach to health care. As a physician, I hope the Senate will ultimately defeat any attempts to enact a bill that will devastate our health system and cost tens of millions of Americans their health care.”

Board Chair Willie J. Parker, MD, MPH, MSc is a reproductive justice advocate who travels as an abortion provider in Alabama and Georgia. He also was recently honored by the United Nations Office of Human Rights as one of 12 Women’s Human Rights Defenders on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women. He is also a recipient of Planned Parenthood’s 2015 Margaret Sanger Award.

Dr. Parker joined the Physicians for Reproductive Health board in November 2007 and is the current Chair.