dr. willie parker, you provide later term abortions. why do you continue to do this when abortion providers continue to be under such threat? >> well, i would like to be as committed as dr. george tiller was. his commitment came from seeing firsthand the need that women had, that reproduction is not as clean and black and white as people like to make it. tragic situations arise all the time. the need was there when dr. tiller rose to meet the occasion. with his assassination, that need has not gone away. i am concerned about my safety, like anyone else, but to be overly concerned about that represents a distraction. it does not allow me to respond to the needs of women. out of a sense of compassion and an attitude that abortion is healthcare, i came to realize, abortion, along with other valuable health-care i provide comic is part of what i do. i will continue to do that. >> i want to end with the words of dr. tiller, an event organized by a feminist majority in 2008. he discussed his vision for a more just and humane society. >> i pers