John C. Willke

Who is John C. Willke?

John C. Willke is an American author, and anti-abortion activist and retired physician. Along with his wife Barbara, he is the author of a number of books on abortion and human sexuality. Willke was a prominent obstetrician in Cincinnati, Ohio, but ceased practicing medicine in 1988 in order to devote himself full-time to the anti-abortion movement. He is the founder of several anti-abortion advocacy groups, including National Right to Life, and the most prominent proponent of the discredited concept that women's bodies can prevent conception during rape. Willke is a renowned figure in the U.S. anti-abortion movement, although his medical claims about rape and pregnancy are regarded as "pure fiction" by physicians.