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Feds to Probe Murder of Abortion Doc

Suspect may have broken 1994 law regulating clinic access

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2009 4:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Federal investigators have opened a probe into the murder of abortion provider George Tiller, the AP reports. The Justice Department’s civil rights division will decide if Scott Roeder violated a federal law imposing criminal penalties for harmful conduct against abortion providers and patients. In a brief jailhouse phone interview, Roeder complained of “being treated as a criminal.”

Scott Roeder  makes his first court appearance via a video link from the Sedgwick County Jail.
Scott Roeder makes his first court appearance via a video link from the Sedgwick County Jail.   (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool)
This file photo shows Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church.
This file photo shows Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church.   (AP Photo/Larry Smith, File)
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wwwonderer
Jun 8, 2009 7:14 AM CDT
This is typical. Committing a crime, LIKE MURDER, or any violation of secular law takes a backseat to God's law(s). He's not a criminal for killing someone opposing God's will. It is the same for the suicide bomber I assume.
godawgs
Jun 6, 2009 5:06 AM CDT
rajan I know they just repeated over and over that the army was bad and the war was unjust and the army was bad.....its the exact same thing.
kokuaguy
Jun 5, 2009 11:44 AM CDT
No one is calling him a saint. So godawgs you listened to "somewhere in the middle" between MSNBC & Fox? Must be CNN. Now, try reading this: http://www.thenation.com/doc/2...

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