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Common ground on abortion?
One of the big news items in the faith/politics world over the last week has been an abortion-related bill proposed by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH). The bill aims to help reduce the need for abortion by providing contraception, comprehensive sex ed, support for pregnant (and new) mothers, and an increase in [...]
Confessions of Tiller’s murderer
Scott Roeder, the man accused of shooting Dr. George Tiller, feels “relief and joy” that the doctor is dead, and expects to stay in prison a long time, according to an interview he gave the Kansas City Star. He showed no remorse in his testimony to the Star, calling the killing of abortion doctors “justifiable [...]
NY Times has more detail on Tiller and his murder
The New York Times today published a lengthy and detailed story about Dr. George Tiller’s career and reactions of Kansas Pro-Life activists to his murder. Its fascinating reading for anyone who hasn’t gotten enough of this strange and tragic story.
The most notable facet of Dr. Tiller’s story is that he performed the rarest and most [...]
“Jane Roe” arrested outside Sotomayor hearing
Norma McCorvey, a.k.a. “Jane Roe” of the original Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision legalizing abortion, was arrested yesterday, protesting the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Salon.com recaps Ms. McCorvey’s odd, fascinating journey from a symbol of the movement to legalize abortion to poster child for the Pro-Life movement. [...]
The religious pendulum swings again
American pastors are getting back into the political game — from the left.
The American Values Network, for instance, has launched ads on Christian and country music stations advocating strong government action on climate change. One ad begins like this: “As our seas rise, crops wither and rivers run dry, God’s creation cries out for relief.” [...]
The more things change…
A new religious right organization is emerging from the tattered remains of groups like the Christian Coalition and Moral Majority. This organization — calling itself the Freedom Federation — purports to have a kinder, gentler face than its predecessors, which all too often came across like the Blue Meanies. But the group’s agenda is anything [...]
Dr. Tiller’s controversial neighbor
We’ve posted a Youtube clip of a scene which never made it into “What’s the Matter with Kansas?“ This clip seems germane to the moment at hand, when the abortion issue is being hotly debated and linked to violence.
The video is a mini-portrait of Choices Medical clinic of Wichita – a Pro-Life medical clinic right [...]
Phill Kline’s awkwardly timed appeal
In his column in the Wall Street Journal this morning, Thomas Frank tells the story of how former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline appealed to his supporters for donations to help him cover his debts from his legal battles with the late Dr. George Tiller as Kline repeatedly attempted to prosecute him for performing illegal [...]
Dr. Tiller’s clinic to close permanently
As we suspected, Dr. George Tiller’s abortion clinic, Women’s Health Care Services of Wichita, will close permanently. Once there were four abortion clinics in Wichita, now there are none.
This is part of a national trend. As Frontline covered in a recent documentary, abortion clinics are disappearing across the country. Fewer doctors are entering the practice. [...]
Can’t we all just get along?
Two days after his well-attended but ultimately peaceful funeral in Wichita, an editorial in the Wichita Eagle gives a nod to our movie’s coverage while bemoaning the impact the conflict over abortion has had in Wichita. The cry of anguish reminds us of beaten convict Rodney King’s plea after the L.A. Riots, “can’t we all [...]
The Tiller discussion continues
Reverberations from Dr. Tiller’s murder continue to spread, as the LA Times, Jezebel and Current.TV took notice of Salon.com’s coverage of our movie and its coverage of the Pro-Life movement in Wichita.
Not surprisingly, most of the angst is coming from the Pro-Choicers, who are devastated by the loss of one of the very few late-term [...]