On the Assassination of Caring, Courageous, Abortion Provider, Dr. George Tiller
Vigil in Atlanta for Dr. Tiller
ABORTION ON DEMAND AND WITHOUT APOLOGY!
Dr. George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country to openly and publicly perform late-term abortions, was assassinated while attending Sunday services in Wichita, Kansas. His wife, Jeanne Tiller, was in the choir at the time of the murder.
Dr. Tiller was a courageous, caring doctor who risked his life every day to make it possible for women to have late-term abortions. He had every understanding of what risks he was taking in doing so. He survived a previous assassination attempt in 1993 when he was shot in both arms by Shelly Shannon, a so-called “pro-life” activist. Dr. Tiller returned to work the next day. Over three plus decades of providing abortions, his church was picketed and he was harassed at home. His clinic was bombed. He was hounded by a grand jury investigation, and faced criminal prosecution. In March of this year a Wichita jury took just 45 minutes to acquit Dr. Tiller of charges that he performed 19 illegal late-term abortions in 2003.
Dr. Tiller was a courageous, caring doctor who risked his life every day to make it possible for women to have late-term abortions. He had every understanding of what risks he was taking in doing so. He survived a previous assassination attempt in 1993 when he was shot in both arms by Shelly Shannon, a so-called “pro-life” activist. Dr. Tiller returned to work the next day. Over three plus decades of providing abortions, his church was picketed and he was harassed at home. His clinic was bombed. He was hounded by a grand jury investigation, and faced criminal prosecution. In March of this year a Wichita jury took just 45 minutes to acquit Dr. Tiller of charges that he performed 19 illegal late-term abortions in 2003.
People should attend vigils, protests, and other events that are being planned to remember George Tiller and speak out against his murder.
In Revolution newspaper, Sunsara Taylor wrote:
"When it comes to abortion, there is ONLY ONE moral question: Will women be fully emancipated human beings in control of their lives and reproduction OR will we be forced to submit to patriarchal male authority and to breed against our will?"
"A woman who cannot decide for herself, without any shame, judgment or restrictions, when and whether she chooses to have a child, has no more freedom than a slave."
"The movement to forcibly deny women the right to abortion and to birth control is a movement to enslave women. With its aims, its methods, and its morality, there can be no compromise."
Read Sunsara Taylor's article:
The Deadly Illusion of 'Common Ground' on Abortion--Response to Obama's speech at Notre Dame.
Poster: A Fetus Is Not A Baby!
Stay tuned for more coverage in Revolution newspaper, http://www.revcom.us/
The Deadly Illusion of 'Common Ground' on Abortion--Response to Obama's speech at Notre Dame.
Poster: A Fetus Is Not A Baby!
Stay tuned for more coverage in Revolution newspaper, http://www.revcom.us/
