Over at Viva La Feminista, fellow Chicana blogger, Veronica, has an interesting post up about how today is the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers.

Today we would be more correct to call Gunn’s assassination as an act of terrorism. One that was repeated six more times in the United States. Terrorism that occurred in homes and at work places. Terrorism that are committed by fellow Americans. Dr. Gunn was a simple man providing health care to women.

As the bumper sticker says, don’t believe in abortion? Don’t have one.

In light of how the Catholic church is treating a fellow Latina and survivor for her decision (and her mothers!) to protect her own health and life, I think it’s a small thing to take a moment from our day and offer profound thanks to abortion providers, and also to remember all those women who are currently denied the right to abortion access, whether it be because of imprisonment, immigration status, youth, or inability to afford the proceedure.