Abcarian: Here’s what drives one of the country’s few late-term abortion doctors

Warren Hern is every bit as intense as you would expect of someone who has been threatened with death for most of his career.

One of the few American physicians who performs late-term abortions, the 86-year-old has perhaps more than any other doctor been on the front lines of the war over reproductive rights.

He has been shot at, spat at, cursed and harassed. He has been protected by federal and local law enforcement. He will not sit with his back to the door of a restaurant.