TIME Magazine has included Hope Clinic co-owner Julie Burkhart on its “100 Most Influential People of 2025” list.
Hope Clinic, based in Illinois, views unborn babies as “pregnancy tissue,” according to its website.
“An abortion procedure also known as ‘surgical abortion’ or ‘in-clinic abortion’ is a simple, safe procedure that involves a pelvic exam, dilation of the cervix, and removal of the pregnancy tissue through vacuum aspiration and additional instruments,” the website says.
According to TIME, Burkhart “has been fighting for decades to provide abortions in some of the most rural and conservative areas of the U.S.” She opened the only full-service abortion clinic in Wyoming in 2022, which is actively involved in a legal battle in the state after the governor “signed new legislation requiring abortion clinics to be licensed as ambulatory surgical centers, forcing Wellspring to stop providing abortions while it challenges the regulation in court.”
TIME Magazine further praised Burkhart’s work in ending pregnancies, recognizing that Hope Clinic has “seen a 700% increase in out-of-state patients since abortion restrictions went into effect in neighboring states.”
“Burkhart is devoted to making sure patients can get abortion care, no matter where they live,” TIME wrote.
Others included on the influential figures list include actress Demi Moore, rapper Snoop Dogg, former tennis player Serena Williams, and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is also featured on the list.
President Donald Trump is also on the list of influential figures and was featured as the magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year.
