George Tiller was shot and killed today. Shot while he ushered a service at the church he attends.<\/p>\n
It’s fitting, because for decades, he had done the Lord’s work.http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/<\/p>\n
George Tiller was the medical director at Women’s Health Care Services Clinic in Wichita, Kansas. The clinic provided reproductive health care, including abortion services into the third trimester. It was this that made Tiller a marked man; the fact that he had the temerity to provide legal medical services for women drove the anti-abortion movement crazy. He was shot in 1993, but stubbornly refused to give in to terrorism. He simply went on, providing medical care for women in difficult situations, walking boldly through the throng of detractors and haters, people who would rather women died on the table from complications of pregnancy than receive care from a medical professional.<\/p>\n
Today, a killer ended Tiller’s life, and sent a signal to all providers of abortion services that they are not safe either. It is classic terrorism, the use of violence to achieve a political aim. The despicable Randall Terry of Operation Rescue chose to take the occasion of Tiller’s death<\/a> to note that the doctor was a “mass-murderer,” adding, “I am more concerned that the Obama Administration will use Tiller’s killing to intimidate pro-lifers into surrendering our most effective rhetoric and actions.\u00a0Abortion is still murder.\u00a0And we still must call abortion by its proper name; [sic] murder.”<\/p>\n Tiller was not a mass-murderer, no matter what the Randall Terrys of the world may claim. He was a doctor, one who helped women through a difficult procedure. He sacrificed his life today because he was unwilling to step aside, to let women’s rights die at the threat of violence. May all of us who believe in a woman’s right to choose honor Dr. Tiller with the same steadfast resolve; terrorism works only when we surrender to fear. And the terrorist who committed this act (and the anti-choice cheerleaders who encouraged and endore it) must not be allowed victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" George Tiller was shot and killed today. Shot while he ushered a service at the church he attends. It’s fitting, because for decades, he had done the Lord’s work.http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/ George Tiller was the medical director at Women’s Health Care Services … Continue reading