Dr George Tiller

Why We Do What We Do

Maureen Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 38th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Abortion, Health, Healthcare, Roe v. Wade, Adoption, Dr. George Tiller, New York News
Maureen Paul

I was a teenager in 1968 when I learned that I was pregnant. Young and terrified, unable to raise the money, I eventually was forced to carry the pregnancy against my will.

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Reading the Tea Leaves of Domestic Terrorism

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Radicalized, Tea Party, Fundamentalist Chistian, Liberals, Obama Birther Conspiracy, Scott Roeder, Mein Kampf, Arizona, Wall Street Journal, Dr. George Tiller, War Crimes, James W. Von Brunn, Muslim, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Conservatives, Sara Palin, Islamic, Michael Welner, Fort Hood, Tuscon Shooting, Rush Limbaugh, Jared Lee Loughner, Lou Dobbs, Pro-Life, Nidal Hassan, Communists, Anarchists, Sean Hannity, Olympic Park Bombing, Dailykos, Gabrielle Giffords, Eric Robert Rudolph, Sheriff Dupnik, Holocaust Museum, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Sarahpac, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Arizona Shooting, Communist Manifesto, Jarod Loughner, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

I have become keenly aware that deliberately overheated rhetoric and pernicious public speech by our national leaders tacitly grants permission for the weak minded and mentally ill to commit atrocities.

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'12th & Delaware' Joins the HBO Summer Documentary Series

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 12th & Delaware, Women's Issues, Heidi Ewing, Abortion Rights, Rachel Grady, Women's Health, HBO Documentaries, Pro-Life Activists, March for Life, Dr. George Tiller, Pro-Choice, Arts News
Marcia G. Yerman

12th & Delaware utilizes a street intersection to illustrate the ideological divide between two camps of thought -- one is an abortion clinic called A Woman's World. The other is an office named the Pregnancy Care Center.

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Weekly Pulse: FACE the Facts

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Dr George Tiller, RH Reality Check, New Deal, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, Colorado Independent, Protect Choices, Colorado, The Nation, Care2, Anti-"Personhood", Anti-, Egg as a Person, Protect Families, Health Insurance Pools, Enovid, The Pill, Mother Jones, Fda, Face, Health Care Reform, Great Society, Healthcare Reform, Tea Party, Health Care, Politics News
The Media Consortium

by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger In 1993, anti-choice extremists murdered a doctor, burned 12 buildings, set off a bomb, and blockaded ...

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Weekly Pulse: Nebraska's Sweeping Abortion Ban on Colision Course with Supreme Court

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tapped, Supreme Court, Abortion, Mental Health, Dr George Tiller, RH Reality Check, Nebraska, The Progressive, Anti-Choice, Pro-Life, Ableist, Feministing, Pro-Choice, Dan Heineman, Health Care, Justice John Paul Stevens, Politics News
The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Yesterday, Nebraska's Republican governor Dave Heineman signed a sweeping new law that criminalizes al...

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Dr. George Tiller Was a Hero

Julie Burkhart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Terrorism, Reproductive Rights, Department of Justice, Domestic Terrorism, Operation Rescue, Bill O'Reilly, Dr. Tiller, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Julie Burkhart

Terms like "baby killer" and "murder" are the equivalent of yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. They contribute to an environment where someone like Scott Roeder thinks he's doing God's will by gunning down an innocent man in church.

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What I Learned from Dr. Tiller: Why "Trust Women PAC" and Affected Parents Oppose the Nebraska Abortion Ban

Julie Burkhart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Tiller, Abortion, Women's Rights, Leroy Carhart, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Late Term Abortion, Nebraska, Dr. Tiller, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Julie Burkhart

What's happening in Nebraska right now isn't local. Abortion rights opponents are trying to shut down one of four US health care providers still performing specialized late-term procedures.

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What I Learned From Speaking with Scott Roeder

Devin Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, George Tiller, Abortion Rights, Scott Roeder, George Tiller Murder, Bill O'Reilly, Scott Roeder Trial, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Devin Friedman

This country has a thriving culture of manufacturing dehumanizing lies about people with whom you disagree, be it Dr. George Tiller, or George W. Bush. It's dangerous, and it's a growing problem.

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37 Years After Roe, Abortion Access Attacked in Kansas Courtroom

Janet Crepps | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, George Tiller, Judge Warren Wilbert, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade, Women's Health, Scott Roeder, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Janet Crepps

Allowing a voluntary manslaughter option negates the Supreme Court's constitutional protection of abortion rights and is an invitation to grotesque and self-serving vigilantism.

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Still Picking the Jury, A Word About Kansas

Leonard Zeskind | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Roeder, Gerald Winrod, Ku Klux Klan, Defenders of the Christian Faith, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Leonard Zeskind

Still Picking the Jury for Roeder's murder trial in Wichita, Kansas By Leonard Zeskind Leonard Zeskind will be following and writing about the trial...

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Vigilante Injustice in Kansas?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Abortion, Anti-Abortion, Scott Roeder, Defense to Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

A premeditated murder cannot be converted into voluntary manslaughter merely because the murderer views his cause as righteous.

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Preliminary Hearing for Scott Roeder Reveals Details

Leonard Zeskind | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Roeder, Preliminary Hearing, Trial Date Set, Dr. George Tiller, George Tiller, Pro-Life Movement, Abortion Rights, George-Tiler-Murdered, Anti-Abortion, Pro-Life, Anti-Abortion Protesters, Anti-Choice Movement, Dr. Tiller, Politics News
Leonard Zeskind

Scott Roeder, wearing a greenish suit with a red tie, sat impassive and stone-faced throughout the hearing. He had served time in prison before.

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Holder Pushes Hate Crime Bill in Wake of Recent Wave of Hate

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mexicans, Attacks, Hate Crimes, Congress, Nclr, Attorney General Eric Holder, Violence, Fbi, Immigrants, Southern Poverty Law Center, Eric Holder, Hate Crime Legislation, Dr. George Tiller, Eric Holder Attorney General, Hateful Rhetoric, Suffolk-County, u.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Talk Show Hosts, Jose Osvaldo Sucuzhanay, Elected Officials, Immigration Debate, Latinos, Shenandoah, Shooting, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hate Crimes Bill, Hispanic, Pennsylvania, New York, Murder, Luis Ramirez, Marcelo Lucero, National Council of La Raza, Ecuadorean, Politics News
Janet Murguía

Hate has always been present. But the recent spike in violence against immigrants is being fanned by the flames of the anger and hateful rhetoric being voiced in the debate over immigration.

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Women in the Media: A Night of Recognition

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salon.com, LGBT Issues, Women's Issues, Media New Media, Lynn Nottage, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Rebecca Traister, Gloria Steinem, Women in Journalism, Liberia, Women in Media and News, Women's Media Center, 2008 Election, Pam Spaulding, Ruined, Dr. George Tiller, Feminsim, Gina Reticker, Rachel Maddow, Abigail Disney, Judy Grahm, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley, Bonnie Erbe, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey, Bill O'Reilly, Helene Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Joan Walsh, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

The Women's Media Center was packed with women active in old and new media, advocacy, and culture.

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Twenty Questions About Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter

Dave Hackel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fox, Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Dr. George Tiller, Media News
Dave Hackel

Does what any of us think of Dr. Tiller and his practices give anyone the right to murder the man? No.

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How Can I Be Loved for Hating Everybody?

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, James Von Brunn, Hate Crimes, Chrysler, Fuel Efficiency, Pundits, Scott Roeder, Aig, Pro-Life, Barack Obama, Dr. George Tiller, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Gasoline Prices, Wall Street, General Motors, Germany, Middle East, Oil Prices, Hillary Clinton, Hate Speech, Japan, Pro-Choice, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

The world is changing way too fast. A year ago we thought Hillary Clinton might get elected. Television pundits repeatedly asked us if we were ready...

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Smart Cars, Terrorism, and Hoping for Audacity

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whole Foods, Insanity, James Von Brunn, The Audacity of Hope, Honda Insight, Terrorism, Aa, Real Time, Dr. George Tiller, White Supremacist, Change, Smart Car, Hoping for Audacity, Gas Mileage, Mitsubishi Galant, Bill Maher, Politics News
Dr. Susan Corso

The only option. Change. Radical, untried, brand new ideas implemented to change the way things have been done around here for decades. When are we going to get it? What's it going to take?

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Murder to Prevent "Murder"

Eberhard Kronhausen and Phyllis Kronhausen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Susan Hill, Judith Warner, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Eberhard Kronhausen and Phyllis Kronhausen

the death sentence is nothing more than another kind of "murder to prevent murder"

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National Outrage: Wichita Abortion Clinic Now Closed

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Abortion, George Tiller, Late Term Abortion, George-Tiller-Abortion-Clinic, Dr. George Tiller, Healthy Living News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

One can't help but wonder what signal permanently closing Tiller's clinic sends to those who would like to put a permanent end to choice.

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Seeds of Hatred---Reaping the Harvest

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Mark Levin, Tiller, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, President Obama, G. Gordon Liddy, Obama, Pro-Life, Tom Tancredo, Barack Obama, Dr. George Tiller, Talk Radio, Conservatives, Sean Hannity, Rachel Maddow, Fox News, Hate Speech, Glenn Beck, Media News, Pro-Choice, Republican Party, Republicans, Israel, Media News
Larry Gellman

We can't call ourselves civilized until we learn to disagree like grownups.

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Searching for Answers in the Shadow of George Tiller's Murder

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michigan Liberal, Abortion, Abortion Murder, George Tiller Killed, Late-Term Abortion, Andrew Sullivan, Abortion Rights, Scott Roeder, Anti-Abortion, George Tiller Murder, Scott Hagerstrom, Pro-Life, Dr. George Tiller, George Tiller, Operation Rescue, Moral Absolutes, Moral Absolutism, Americans for Prosperity, The Atlantic, George Tiller Killing, Partial-Birth Abortion, Pro-Choice, Off the Record, William Butler Yeats, Politics News
Susan J. Demas

Some people know he did the right thing. What I'm not sure of is where that line is, between utter certitude in your beliefs and the willingness to kill for them. On Sunday, it got a lot blurrier.

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George Tiller Investigation: DOJ Opens Probe Into Doctor's Murder

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Tiller, George Tiller Murder, Tiller Murder Probe, Dr. George Tiller, DOJ George Tiller Probe, Tiller Murder, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday opened an investigation into the killing of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller to see whether ...

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Abortion Revisited -- My Response to a Friend Whose Choice is No Choice

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Family Planning, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Catholicism, Abortion Rights, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Danielle Cavallucci

The United States has the highest abortion and unwanted pregnancy rate of any developed nation because of the way we handle the subjects of sexuality and abortion.

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"You Shall Not Murder" Exodus 20:13

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Abortion, Dr. George Tiller, George Tiller, George Tiller Murder, Politics News
Rev. Debra Haffner

Scripture neither condemns nor prohibits abortion, but the Ten Commandments couldn't be more direct on murder.

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The Party Of Eternal War Unites Against Obama (And America)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fox News, Cairo University, Hate Speech, Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Pro-Life Republicans, Sean Hannity, George Tiller, Israeli Settlements, George Tiller Murder, Obama Mideast Trip, Obama Mideast Speech, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The reactions of right-wing, self-proclaimed "patriotic Americans" to Obama are almost word-for-word the same as the reactions from leading clerics of Iran. And the anti-Obama reaction of right-wing Zionist Israeli settlers and their Christian Zionist American supporters is just about word-for-word the same as the reaction of the leaders of Hamas.

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