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Scott Roeder found guilty of first-degree murder of Dr. George Tiller
Today, the Wichita Eagle reports, a Wichita jury found Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Dr. George Tiller. He faces a life sentence for the crime. (…)
Anti-abortion protester shot and killed in Michigan
A member of Operation Save America (a splinter group of Operation Rescue), Jim Pouillon, age 63, was shot and killed at 7:20 am Friday morning, while protesting against abortion outside a high school in Michigan. (…)
Tiller’s murderer considering “justifiable homicide” defense
Scott Roeder, who’s accused of shooting Dr. George Tiller to death in his own church, is hiring lawyer Michael Hirsch to present a “justifiable homicide” defense, according to the Associated Press.
Abortion schisms
Now that Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) has introduced a bill promoting contraception to reduce the need for abortion, he has been disowned by much of the pro-life movement. According to Cristina Page at the Huffington Post, not a single pro-life group in America supports contraception — and not a single such organization signed onto the legislation. A number of pro-life leaders have signed on, including Dr. (…)
NY Times has more detail on Tiller and his murder
The New York Times today published a lengthy and detailed story about Dr. (…)
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. (…)
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. (…)
Kansas as a battleground state for abortion
Inevitably, the press has recognized that Kansas has an unusually combative culture when it comes to the abortion debate. The AP filed a story laying out the recent history. Here is an excerpt:
In part, it’s a power struggle — conservative Republicans, many of them evangelical Christian, battling over abortion and other hot-button social issues with moderates of their own party and with the Democrats. (…)
Dr. Tiller in context
Here’s a video – really an expanded scene from “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” – which gives some background on Dr. (…)