Abortion Doctor Shot At Church

[Cees Binkhorst]

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En dus gaan de Amerikanen door met waar ze goed in zijn.

Groet / Cees

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/31/george-tiller-killed-abor_n_209504.html
A Wichita city official says a suspect is in custody in the shooting death
of late-term abortion provider George Tiller.

    The city official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not
authorized to speak publicly about the case. The official did not
provide additional details.

    An attorney for Tiller, Dan Monnat, says the doctor was shot Sunday as
he served as an usher during morning services at Reformation Lutheran
Church. Monnat said Tiller's wife, Jeanne, was in the choir at the
time of the shooting.

WICHITA, Kansas -- Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas doctor whose clinic
received national attention for performing late-term abortions, was shot
to death as he entered his Wichita church on Sunday.

"Members of the congregation who were inside the sanctuary at the time of
the shooting were being kept inside the church by police," the Wichita
Eagle reported, "and those arriving were being ushered into the parking
lot."

Media reports said the suspected killer fled the scene in a blue Taurus.
Police described him as a white male in his 50s or 60s.

Tiller has been among the few U.S. physicians performing late-term
abortion, making him a favored target of anti-abortion protesters. He
testified that he and his family have suffered years of harassment and
threats. His clinic was the site of the 1991 "Summer of Mercy" protests
marked by mass demonstrations and arrests. His clinic was bombed in 1985,
and an abortion opponent shot him in both arms in 1993.

Tiller's clinic also provided group and individual counseling, as well as
chaplain and funeral services for people who were grieving.

The anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, which runs a "Tiller Watch"
feature on its website, released a statement condemning the shooting. "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."

Tiller remained prominent in the news in recent years, in part because of
an investigation begun by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, an
abortion opponent.

Prosecutors had alleged that Tiller had gotten second opinions from a
doctor who was essentially an employee of his, not independent as state
law requires, but a jury in March acquitted him of all 19 misdemeanor
counts against him.

Abortion opponents also questioned then-Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' ties to
Tiller before the Senate confirmed her this year as U.S. Health and Human
Services Secretary. Tiller donated thousands of dollars to Sebelius over
the years.

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