Abortion

Jezebel’s Woman of the Year? Dr. X

The masked, anonymous, traveling abortion provider has been declared Jezebel's "Woman of the Year."

While BBC’s “Women of the Year” list creators couldn’t even manage to put together a full list of women, the audience at Jezebel have picked their own woman of the year, and she couldn’t be more deserving.

As Erin wrote back in October, Dr. X travels the country performing abortions in underserved areas. She wears a Scrooge mask to keep her identity a secret from anti-abortion zealots, and the Santa Fe Reporter writes that “she has sacrificed her schedule, her personal life, her salary, and even her health care.” Now that Operation Rescue has outed her, her safety may be at risk as well. BartletForGallifrey argued that she deserved to be Woman of the Year because she risks her life for reproductive rights, which are increasingly under fire in this country. Twenty-one percent of those who took our poll (that’s over 1,200 readers) agreed.

The anonymous Dr. X beat out Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Iman al-Obeidi, and Massachusetts Democratic senate candidate Elizabeth Warren for the honors.