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Feds Boost Abortion Clinic Security Amid Tiller Probe

FBI checks earlier vandalism incident

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 2, 2009 11:14 AM CDT
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(Newser) – US Attorney General Eric Holder boosted security for abortion providers yesterday as the FBI investigated a vandalism incident at the clinic operated by slain doctor George Tiller, the Wichita Eagle reports. Tiller reported a threat last month, days after the Women’s Health Care Services clinic sustained thousands of dollars in damage, including cut security camera wires and a hole in the roof that resulted in extensive rain damage.

Meanwhile, two Kansas City-area homes were searched in the case; the homes were near where suspect Scott Roeder lives. In a statement, his brother said “we know Scott as a kind and loving son, brother, and father who suffered from mental illness at various times in his life. However, none of us ever saw Scott as a person capable of or willing to take another person’s life.”


Grafitti reading BABIES KILLED HERE is written on the curb outside The Women's Health Care Clinic in Wichita, Kan., yesterday.
Grafitti reading "BABIES KILLED HERE" is written on the curb outside The Women's Health Care Clinic in Wichita, Kan., yesterday.   (AP Photo)
This 2002 file photo shows Dr. George Tiller speaking to a small group during a rally at Tiller's clinic in Wichita, Kan.
This 2002 file photo shows Dr. George Tiller speaking to a small group during a rally at Tiller's clinic in Wichita, Kan.   (AP Photo)
A woman, who declined to be identified, pauses before a memorial of flowers outside the Women's Health Care Clinic in Wichita, Kan., yesterday.
A woman, who declined to be identified, pauses before a memorial of flowers outside the Women's Health Care Clinic in Wichita, Kan., yesterday.   (AP Photo)
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kokuaguy
Jun 2, 2009 5:47 AM CDT
There is a clear pattern of increased violence against abortion providers (doctors and clinics) during the administrations of pro-choice presidents. http://www.commondreams.org/vi... This excellent comment by "Doll" illustrates why Newser should give very high exposure to the increasing violence and hate speech. The rhetoric about keeping abortion legal and rare overlooks important principles involved: "Hasn't anyone ever read the actual language of Roe v Wade? It would seem that everyone assumes that Roe v Wade gave the public unlimited access to abortions. Not so. From the NYT the day Roe v Wade was decided (also the day LBJ died) they printed an article about what Roe v Wade entailed. The SCOTUS addressed the states: No state can prohibit an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. States can decide what they will during the second trimester (my interpretation- I find the wording fuzzy). States cannot PERMIT third trimester abortions except if the mothers life or health are endangered or if the fetus is not viable. This good doctor who was assasinated by zealots was in the business of saving lives - those of the mothers. If you want to go to the Bible, in the old testament one story went: If two men are fighting and one should accidently kill the others wife, who is pregnant, he shall be killed. But if she only looses the baby, he should pay a fine. While I do not agree with the morality here, given that it was an accident, the clear sense is that the living are more valuable than the unborn."

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