Dr. George Tiller (1941-2009): Murdered Abortion Provider Remembered Democracy Now 6/1/09 2 of 5

Dr. George Tiller (1941-2009): Murdered Abortion Provider Remembered for Lifelong Dedication to Women's Reproductive Health

Supporters of reproductive rights are mourning the killing of the abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. The sixty-seven-year-old Tiller was shot Sunday as he attended services at his Wichita, Kansas church. The gunman fled the scene, but a suspect was later caught in a Kansas City suburb. The suspect, fifty-one-year-old Scott Roeder, has a history of involvement in anti-abortion activism and was once arrested and jailed on explosives charges. He has ties to the right-wing separatist group known as the Freemen. We look at the life of Dr. Tiller with five women who worked alongside him to uphold reproductive rights: two women doctors who fly into Wichita every month to work alongside him performing abortions; two of the attorneys who defended him through years of legal harassment, one in Wichita and one in New York; and Ellie Smeal of the Feminist Majority Foundation, who knew him for twenty years. [includes rush transcriptpartial]

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[PrisonerNumber9653]

@Wilatemodelnow that's truly insulting, you may not be familiar with the teachings of this guy named Jesus? Even IF Dr. Tiller was some ogre, God forgives sin, this idea of God torturing people in "hell" is manmade.

That said, Tiller was a brave physician who saved many lives and provided health care to women nobody else would help. His murder was a great tragedy.

[wilatemodel]

bet Dr Tiller would give ANYTHING for a drop of water right about now.

[gingerbreadcorpses]

It's really tragic that someone like Tiller can be murdered and his death can actually be celebrated in the name of the "unborn", while pieces of shit like Randall Terry can go on living in free society. Like most heroes, Tiller's fate was a tragic one.

[Bringerofdeath9753]

Always unpleasant to read the comments on vids like this. Tiller deserves to be remembered as a hero.

[alonelychild]

What about Dr. Bernard Nathanson, that after viewing ultrassom images, was convinced abortion is murder, and in no way defenseable? He only converted many year later

[YHWHisSovereign]

It's good this baby killer is dead. He wasn't murdered himself because he wasn't a person. Therefore, it is unlawful for Scott Roeder to be tried for murder. If anything, he should be tried for killing without a license and tag.

[212stryker1]

Apparently all "Christians" here want to ban the teachings of Jesus Christ. Remember that concept of forgiveness?

[KnightOwl2006]

Abortion is an abomination but violence is not the solution. Every pro lifer I know hates it when somebody does this.

[jmatassa]

elie Smiel Another FOOL!!!

[jmatassa]

Susan Robinson.. needs to get a new PROFESSION!.. SHe has no Idea what she is talking about.. and this is surprising after researching this dear colleague.. SHE IS NOT EVEN liscenced!! WOW!! thats all I have to say WOW!!