Abortion Doctor George Tiller Shot To Death

by nukegingrich | May 31, 2009 at 09:44 am

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Update: NP contributor yuls.source links to the identity of the murderer, Scott Roeder.

Here is an internet post by scott roeder

Kansas City
Missouri Scott Roeder
Tue March 13, 2007, 20:26:48

PUT THIS MONSTER TILLER BEHIND BARS WHERE HE CAN'T MURDER ANY MORE OF OUR MOST INNOCENT UNBORN BABIES, WHO HAVE NO VOICE!!! WHERE ARE THE WILBERFORCES WHO WILL SCREAM OUT UNTIL THIS INJUSTICE RESTS ?!!! AS THOMAS JEFFERSON SAID, "I TREMBLE THAT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS JUST AND THAT HIS JUSTICE WILL NOT WAIT FOREVER!!! PUT THIS HEINOUS BUTCHER BEHIND PRISON WALLS IN HOPES THAT THIS NATIONS' JUDGEMENT WILL STAVED OFF. ONE OF THE SEVEN THINGS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER HATES IS THE SHEDDING OF INNOCENT BLOOD !!! HEAVEN HELP US !!! US !!!

Update: Suspect arrested in NE Kansas:

Sedgwick County 911 dispatchers are confirming that the Johnson County Sheriff's Department has arrested a possible suspect in Dr. George Tiller's murder. A car matching the description of the vehicle wanted in the killing was pulled over near Gardner, KS.

Kansas City television stations report the stop was made along I-35 near Gardner, south of Kansas City.

Update: Police news conference video from KAKE

WICHITA, Kan. -- Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas man who became one of the most famous figures in the national debate over abortion, was shot and killed at his church Sunday morning.Tiller was walking into Reformation Lutheran Church at 10:03 a.m., when he was shot.Tiller was pronounced dead when emergency crews arrived.Wichita television station KAKE-TV reported that police were looking for a blue Ford Taurus with a K-State vanity plate, license number 225 BAB. Police described him as a white male in his 50s or 60s, 6 feet 1 inch tall, 220 pounds, wearing a white shirt and dark pants.

Tiller was a controversial figure on the national scene for performing late term abortions. He was also a campaign contributor to former governor, and current Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius.

KMBC also provides these former stories for context.

May 22, 2009: Kan. Gov. Restores Planned Parenthood Funds
March 26, 2009: Defense Rests Case In Kan. Abortion Trial
January 6, 2009: Pretrial Hearing In Abortion Case To Resume
November 15, 2008: Kline, Morrison Set To Testify In Tiller Trial
January 18, 2002: Wichita Doctor To Offer Free Abortions
July 23, 2001: Arrests Made At End Of Abortion Protests
July 15, 2001: Protesters Picket Wichita Abortion Doctor's Church

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jodevizes

at 10:18 on May 31st, 2009

My God, I do not understand why these 'Pro-Life' people are so keen to kill people. The late Bill Hicks had it right when he said that these pro-life people should bring up the unwanted babies. Sadly, many would probably be ruled out as being unfit to act as foster parents by the authorities.

Roy C

at 11:24 on May 31st, 2009

I condemn the murder of this man, but I have to disagree with the characterization of pro-life people.

Very few are so "keen" to kill people. And, the pro-life people do offer to bring up the unwanted babies. There is no hypocrisy on that count. They offer services to get the child adopted. There is, in fact, a shortage of babies to adopt, which is why so many go abroad to adopt.

Third-trimester abortions are way beyond the limit on what is morally acceptable, except in the case where, with multiple fetuses, the death of one would kill the others and, so, a therapeutic abortion of the dying fetus would save the lives of the others.

Obama's position of allowing third-trimester abortions, which Roe vs Wade does permit the government to ban in whole and in part, is monstrous. He supports allowing babies which have survived botched abortion attempts, the method being the sucking out of the brains of the unborn child, to simply die, unassisted, because helping the child would unduly "burden" the physician and the woman.

Baby Jane (not verified)

at 13:49 on May 31st, 2009

I wonder if Tiller is currently regretting killing all those innocent babies. Of course, he would only be regretting that because he's a little hot under the collar right about now...

Yuliya Talmazan

at 14:13 on May 31st, 2009

Waiting for updates. Thanks for this story.

Blue Crush

at 14:26 on May 31st, 2009

Obama's statement on the murder of Dr. Tiller:

"I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence."

Lee Thompson (not verified)

at 03:53 on June 3rd, 2009

Obama can express shock and outrage all he wants, but, as Sunsara Taylor has written:

"When it comes to abortion, the 'common ground' Obama is putting forward is one where everyone accepts the notion that there is something morally wrong with abortion and where the legitimacy and the very existence of women who are perfectly okay with their abortions is erased. At a time when abortion is very hard to access for a great many women and the freedom to abort is undermined by the mountain of guilt and shame that is heaped on women for even considering this option, Obama’s 'common ground' is one which abandons the fight for abortion access and retreats instead to a rear-guard battle to reduce unintended pregnancies without ever even mentioning birth control."

and she follows it up by saying, "It is imperative that people see this speech, and Obama’s position overall, for what it truly is. It is not a reasonable middle ground, but a step-by-step waltz into a world with fewer and fewer rights for women and less and less ground to stand on to resist. It is urgent that people bring forward a new framework: one that values the lives of women above fetuses, one that sees the positive value in women being enabled to live full social lives including by controlling their own reproduction, one that recognizes that this is good for society as a whole."

Airsoft Junkie

at 14:38 on May 31st, 2009

This is horrific and the actions of the killer are to be condemned. The murder was senseless, and while I'm sure he feels justified in his own mind as a misunderstood hero, in truth he just transformed himself into a killer as well. He became what he sought to destroy.

That being said, those who are quick to label "the 'pro-life' people" as keen to kill should consider one thing before categorizing us all as ticking time-bombs who could, at any minute, kill our neighbor who doesn't see the world our way...

...and that is the fact that each day millions of Pro-Life supporters choose NOT to kill anyone while going about their lives. When one of them snaps and commits a hideous crime, it's blasted across the entire media spectrum as a spectacle that causes the public to profile pro-life people in a light that is simply not true.

Compare that to the fact that each day thousands of abortion practicioners DO choose to murder 2,800 innocent and helpless Americans as a matter of course. Heck, in the course of one week we kill 4 times as many people as died on September 11th...and don't even bat an eye.

If each and every one of the deaths of these unborn children received the same attention that this story is, there would not be any airtime on any station (broadcast or cable) to view anything else other than stories of these senseless killings.

Yuliya Talmazan

at 14:53 on May 31st, 2009

UPDATE:

Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion group, that incorporated "Tiller Watch" into their website (which remains inaccessible at this moment), has released a statement condemning the murder of George Tiller.

The anti-abortion group Operation Rescue condemned the murder:

“We are shocked at this morning’s disturbing news that Mr. Tiller was gunned down. Operation Rescue has worked for years through peaceful, legal means, and through the proper channels to see him brought to justice. We denounce vigilantism and the cowardly act that took place this morning. We pray for Mr. Tiller’s family that they will find comfort and healing that can only be found in Jesus Christ.”

Yuliya Talmazan

at 15:28 on May 31st, 2009

New York Governor David Paterson has released the following statement on the murder of Dr. George Tiller.

Governor David A. Paterson issued the following statement on the murder of Dr. George Tiller:

“I was deeply saddened to learn that Dr. George Tiller, a well-known provider of and advocate for women’s health care, was gunned down this morning at his church in Wichita, Kansas. With his murder, we are robbed not only of a dedicated and courageous physician, but also of a husband, father and neighbor. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I would like to express my deepest condolences to Dr. Tiller’s family, friends and community. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.

“Dr. Tiller was targeted for his belief in the right of women to make their own health decisions. He protected that right and sought to ensure that his patients were provided with the medical, emotional and spiritual counsel they needed to make the right choice for themselves and their families. He continued this work despite the threat of harmful retaliation, physical attacks and the destruction of his clinic. We will forever remember his fearlessness, compassion and commitment.

“We in New York are no strangers to these types of attacks and cannot help but to recall Dr. Barnett Slepian, a Buffalo physician murdered in October 1998 for his own commitment to women’s rights. In this era of violence, we must recall the teachings of tolerance and peace and use these lessons to overcome such acts of hatred and desperation.”

Yuliya Talmazan

at 16:57 on May 31st, 2009

Update on the identity of the presumed killer of Dr. George Tiller:

Law enforcement authorities in suburban Kansas City have identified a man detained by police after a late-term abortion provider was shot to death in a Wichita church. Johnson County sheriff's spokesman Tom Erickson says Scott Roeder was the man whose car was stopped on Interstate 35 on Sunday, about three hours after the shooting of George Tiller.

Although Stolz refused to release the man's name, Johnson County sheriff's spokesman Tom Erickson identified the detained man as Scott Roeder. He has not been charged in the slaying and was expected to be taken to Wichita for questioning.

Emerson Favero (not verified)

at 17:21 on May 31st, 2009

Thanks for the article!

djermano

at 17:48 on May 31st, 2009

BO....Barak Obama said:

And Obama thinks abortion is not a heinous act of violence? Just how can that not be an act of violence? Because a doctor uses surgical tools....makes it nonviolent? Death is death is it not?

BO...Barak Obama ...Body Odor.. what stinks?

Rev. Jermano

MarkBo (not verified)

at 17:50 on May 31st, 2009

How sad and senseless.

Blame religion. From talking to imaginary deities, to committing violence in the name of such deities, has always been a small step.

You'd think, in the 21st century, in a developed country, such ignorance would have abated. But a large portion of Americans apparently lack even basic knowledge of biology, and can't understand what sentience means.

The Federal government should go after those, who incite such hatred and violence, including Operation Rescue.

Paschen

at 21:47 on May 31st, 2009

Killing any one for his or her opinion or their deeds is unacceptable, no matter the issue.

In a Democracy the majority rules and terror can not be allowed nor tolerated.

And this even if the majority may be wrong in once view. And that is the point it is a view and a believe still and this on both sides.

breath to breath (not verified)

at 22:34 on May 31st, 2009

Jesus stated "He without sin among you let him cast the first stone at her." Some religious still stone raped women & own women. Who should own them as a slave? Exodus describes no penalty for women who choose to terminate pregnancy, nor does any Bible verse.

Do you want the government to outlaw your right to your bodily functions and quality care? I hope your loved ones are not turned away from quality doctor care. One of mine was. She was luckier than others and survived a nonprofessional abortion.

Medically, a fetus becomes a baby at its first breath. Then, siblings recognize it & it's named, christened, given citizenship, & celebrates zero. Unless you're a surrogate, the only way to give rights to unborn is to take away women's.

Thank you centrists for allowing reproductive freedom rather than forcing women to create newborns or abort their pregnancies. Women value reproductive freedom, knowledge, privacy, and the right to privately regulate our own bodily functions.

djermano

at 17:46 on June 1st, 2009

Hey I understand the right to die....but certainly not the right to live? Woman should have a choice....and that choice began before they hopped in bed. As far as rape.....certainly the new life is responsible for it? No....so how about adoption...

The question is two fold... Rights for the woman while disregarding the newborn?

There must be respect in the womb....9 months is not a long time. Live and let live.

Women walk the streets with shorts and skirts up to their navels....and they expect not to be a public display of yearning for a crime to happen? They give a whole new meaning to the phrase: "Bring it On".

Rev. Jermano