Accused Killer of Abortion Doc Wrestles With Pro-Life Group

'Many other similar events planned'

(AP) - The man charged in the shooting death of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller warned today that more violence is possible. Scott Roeder, being held on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in Tiller's killing one week ago, called the AP from jail. "I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," Roeder said. More»

Anti-abortion activist murdered Dr. George Tiller

(AP) - An anti-abortion zealot convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion doctor was sentenced today to life in prison and won't be eligible for parole for 50 years—the maximum allowed by law. Scott Roeder, 52, faced a mandatory life prison term for gunning down Dr. George Tiller in the back of Tiller's Wichita church last May. Tiller was one of the few US doctors who performed late-term abortions. More»

(NEWSER) - The man accused of murdering abortion provider George Tiller told CNN today that he considers it a “victory” that Tiller’s family will shut his Kansas clinic. The closure means “no more slicing and dicing of the unborn child,” Scott Roeder said in an interview. He did not admit guilt but said if he is convicted, “the entire motive was the defense of the unborn.” More»

(AP) - The suspect in Sunday's shooting death of Dr. George Tiller was charged today with first-degree murder. Scott Roeder, 51, made a brief appearance in a Kansas court via video link from jail. "OK," he responded when Judge Ben Burgess read the charges in the slaying of the abortion provider. Burgess ordered Roeder to be held without bond and said he was not allowed to communicate with Tiller's family. More»

(NEWSER) - The ex-wife of the man suspected in yesterday’s fatal shooting of a Kansas abortion doctor says Scott Roeder underwent a mental evaluation and that, though he didn’t consider himself unstable, “everyone else did.” Lindsey Roeder says Scott’s views on abortion were so fierce she stopped discussing them with him, she tells the Topeka Capital-Journal: “His anti-abortion rhetoric was very strong. He followed the view of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” More»