Abortionist Dennis Christensen claims it was his "calling" in life to abort 85,000 to 95,000 babies during the course of his practicing medical career.

"I see it as a calling, I guess," said Christensen, according to a report by Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel, "But I've been called, I've served and now I'd like to call someone else."

Christensen and his longtime co-worker Bernard Smith both plan on retiring from their profession if they find a younger doctor to continue their work, "I have always felt that this is a worthwhile endeavor and a necessary one," said Christensen. "And there aren't too many people who will do it."

If both men do not find an heir apparent, then they will close down the Affiliated Medical Center after working at the Milwaukee clinic for four decades.

There is a new lawsuit over a new state requirement, which makes it more difficult for physicians to perform abortions in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Right to Life Executive Director Barbara Lyons is in favor of the stricter requirements for doctors in that state, "The goal always was and continues to be to protect the care of women," said Lyons. "It's important that the care before, during and after the procedure be from one provider."

Christensen's (American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin) lawyer Renée Paradis disagrees with the recent decree, "Each doctor is categorically ineligible due to lack of inpatient care and peer review," said Paradis. "They still made the effort where they felt they had previous relationships or other factors that they thought could grant them an exception."

Lyons believes that protecting the lives of mothers and their unborn children is her purpose in life, "I definitely think it's a calling," said Lyons. "You feel a passion for the people who are negatively impacted by these acts."

Christensen reveals that some of his colleagues have been injured or murdered.

"We just don't think about it. It's like when you wake up in the morning and you hop in your car in the morning to get to work," said Christensen. "You don't think that you're likely to get in a fatal accident, and you just do the best you can."