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by:  Abbey824
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 2:31:00 PM EDT
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I will write more on this once I have processed my thoughts, but for now I just wanted to update everyone.

I am shocked, I am depressed, I am furious. This morning, Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed on his way into church in Wichita, KS. I have mentioned before that I do some work with the National Abortion Federation, and as a well-respected abortion provider and a NAF member, I had heard his name a lot. Dr. Tiller was one of the only doctors in the US to perform very late term abortions, in the case of fetal anomaly or threat to a mother's life and health. Because of the valuable work he did, he was the target of many attacks, threats and lawsuits.- his clinic was bombed in 1986 and he had been shot before in 1993.

 Violence against abortion providers and clinics was extremely prevalent in the early to mid-1990s, and although it calmed down after the passage of FACE laws in 1994, most abortion providers have constant protection because of threats, and some clinics can feel like the airport because of the security they are forced to have. However, particularly since the late-1990s, most violence has calmed down.

Dr. Tiller was an amazing man who saved lives and helped women every day, and my thoughts are with his family. Sadly, statistics show that violence increases when there is a pro-choice President, and what the murder of Dr. Tiller shows is that protecting reproductive rights for American women, and the people who provide the valuable services necessary to do this, is not something that can be put on the backburner- this must remain a priority.

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a sad sad sad day, helped made possible by people like this.
# Posted By Culture_Warrior | 5/31/09 03:20 PM | Report | Reply
where is your proof that orielly had anything do to with the crazy that murdered the baby killer?  Individuals are responsible for their own actions so blaming others for actions by another is an excuse to try and label or lay blame.  

# Posted By 1pointofview | 6/3/09 08:10 PM | Report | Reply
That is so terrible. It's horrible that stuff like that happens- that there are people who would act out so violently over this. Dr. Tiller has helped countless women. He didn't deserve this. Even those who don't like the idea of abortions should know that. I feel so bad for his family and friends. It was a crazy person that did this. No rational person would do this.
# Posted By Mahayana | 5/31/09 03:24 PM | Report | Reply
I also echo the sadness about this situation and the sympathy for his family. This violence must stop and I am also going to be reading up on the situation as well.


# Posted By  vanessaaishacoleman | 5/31/09 03:50 PM | Report | Reply

I do send out my condolences to his family. Although I am not against abortions, I must admit that the abortions he did were murder. It's the same as me killing, you period. A full term baby is a human being it's not a fetus that needs to be formed. Now, I sort of understand if it was to saves the mothers life, but most moms like myself would say save the baby first. Although, we could bare more kids in the future.  

# Posted By YeseniaSuliveres | 6/3/09 06:49 PM | Report | Reply
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