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NEWS ABOUT: George Tiller

George Tiller stories: 20 news summaries

Suspect Admits Shooting Abortion Doctor

'Pre-born children's lives were in imminent danger,' Roeder says

Nov 9, 09 3:01 PM CST
(AP) - The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider has confessed to the killing and says he has no regrets. "Because of the fact pre-born children's lives were in imminent danger, this was the action I chose," Scott Roeder said in an interview with the AP . The 51-year-old... More »

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abortion • Kansas City • murder • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • late-term abortion • abortion debate

(Newser) - The murder of George Tiller has left the nation with only one provider of late-term abortions—and that makes Warren Hern public enemy No. 1 on the fringes of the anti-abortion camp. "I will never be safe," Hern tells Esquire in a long profile. "I will always... More »

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medicine • parenting • murder • pro life • pro choice • genetic abnormalities • George Tiller • late-term abortion • Warren Hern

Accused Killer of Abortion Doc Wrestles With Pro-Life Group

Operation Rescue
denies donations

Jul 26, 09 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Kansas City man accused of gunning down an abortion provider is upset over his rocky relationship with a major pro-life group, the Kansas City Star reports. In a jailhouse interview, Scott Roeder said he has donated thousands of dollars to Operation Rescue—which denies the donations, denounces Roeder, and... More »

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abortion • murder • shooting • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • Operation Rescue

Doctor Will Do Late-Term Abortions in Kansas

Neb. physician will fill role of murdered Tiller

Jun 10, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(AP) - A Nebraska doctor said today he will perform third-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of abortion provider George Tiller, even though Tiller's clinic is closed. Dr. LeRoy Carhart declined to discuss details of his decision, which he made public a day after Tiller's family announced his Wichita clinic was... More »

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abortion • Kansas • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • late-term abortion • LeRoy Carhart

Pro-Lifers Eye Slain Abortion Doc's Clinic

Operation Rescue's offer to buy is publicity stunt: Tiller's lawyer

Jun 10, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pro-life group that long tried to shut down the abortion clinic of slain doctor George Tiller wants to buy the Kansas site for office space, an offer Tiller’s attorney dismisses as a publicity stunt, the AP reports. The Tiller family announced yesterday that the clinic offering third-trimester abortions... More »

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abortion • Kansas • Wichita • George Tiller • Operation Rescue

(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... More »

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abortion • murder • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller • Scott Roeder • late-term abortion

(Newser) - Slain abortion doctor George Tiller’s clinic will permanently close its doors, his family announced today. They said they would not be involved in another clinic, instead honoring Tiller through private charitable activities. “We are proud of the service and courage shown by our husband and father,” they... More »

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 Anti-Abortion Activists 
 Target State Battlegrounds 

In Mississippi, only one clinic remains

Jun 8, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - With President Obama in office, abortion is unlikely to become illegal under federal law anytime soon. So activists are taking their battle to the state level, pushing for complex rules and limits that make the procedure difficult to obtain, the Washington Post reports. "The states are the battlegrounds and... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • Planned Parenthood • Mississippi • state governments • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller

More Violence Looms, Warns Suspect in
Tiller Slaying

'Many other similar events planned'

Jun 7, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(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... More »

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abortion • crime • murder • shooting • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

(Newser) - Roughly 900 people paid their respects to slain abortion doctor George Tiller today, while a small group of protesters gathered outside. Each of Tiller’s four children spoke, with the eulogy delivered by a longtime friend and fraternity brother, reports the Kansas City Star. “Dear God, get heaven ready,... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • funeral • picketing funerals • George Tiller

Tiller 'Knew Something
Was Coming' 

Murdered abortion doc worried about upsurge in protests, threats

Jun 6, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Tiller noticed a worrying rise in protesters outside his clinics and threats against him and his staff in the weeks before his death, the Kansas City Star reports. The abortion doctor shared his concerns with a colleague in North Carolina two weeks before he was shot. "I said,... More »

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abortion • murder • Kansas • Wichita • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller

Feds to Probe Murder of Abortion Doc

Suspect may have broken 1994 law regulating clinic access

Jun 5, 09 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,... More »

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abortion • Department of Justice • investigation • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

OPINION

O'Reilly to Blame for Abortion Doctor's Murder

And I'll never appear on his show again, says pro-choice advocate

Jun 4, 09 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abortion-rights advocate Mary Alice Carr has made many appearances on The O'Reilly Factor, to the anger of her progressive friends. But in an article for the Washington Post, Carr says she's through with the program—and blames Bill O'Reilly for the murder of Dr. George Tiller. "O'Reilly knew that... More »

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abortion • Bill O'Reilly • murder • Fox News • NARAL • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller

OPINION

George Tiller's Murder Was Terrorism

But despite her fear, abortion clinic worker vows to stand strong

Jun 3, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abortion clinic worker and activist Heather Corinna doesn’t support the Patriot Act, but the murder of Dr George Tiller appears to “fits squarely in its definition of domestic terrorism,” she writes for the Guardian. Abortion clinics have been dealing with this kind of violence and... More »

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abortion • terrorism • abortion rights • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • clinic • George Tiller

(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... More »

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abortion • crime • murder • doctor • shooting • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Feds Boost Abortion Clinic Security Amid Tiller Probe

FBI checks earlier vandalism incident

Jun 2, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(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... More »

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abortion • investigation • FBI • security • Attorney General • vandalism • Eric Holder • clinic • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Operation Rescue: Tiller 'Reaped What He Sowed'

Founder says pro-life movement not guilty in doctor's death

Jun 1, 09 10:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The head of a national anti-abortion ground based in Wichita, Kansas said yesterday that his organization was not responsible for the death of Dr. George Tiller, Gawker reports. Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry immediately went on to say Tiller “was a mass-murderer and, horrifically, he reaped what he sowed,... More »

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(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... More »

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abortion • crime • murder • Wichita • anti-abortion activists • murder charges • George Tiller • Scott Roeder

Abortion Doc
Was Dedicated Despite Dangers

Kansas physician believed passionately
in right to choose

Jun 1, 09 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. George Tiller persevered as one of the nation’s highest-profile abortion providers despite decades of violence against him and his clinic because he was a staunch believer in a woman’s right to choose, reports the Wichita Eagle. The Kansas physician—who was shot to death yesterday in the... More »

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abortion rights • Wichita • doctor • shooting • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller

updated

 Police Arrest 
 Suspect in 
 Murder of 
 Abortion Doc 

Obama 'shocked and outraged' by killing

May 31, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Wichita, Kan., have arrested a 51-year-old male suspect in the murder of abortion doctor George Tiller, who was gunned down today as he walked into church, the Wichita Eagle reports. Wichita police Capt. Brent Allred did not name the suspect but did say other agencies, including the FBI,... More »

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abortion • Wichita • church shootings • shooting • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • George Tiller

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