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Man convicted of killing abortion doctor in Kansas

Maria Sudekum Fisher The Boston Globe 01/29/2010
Man convicted of killing abortion doctor in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. - Jurors swiftly convicted an abortion opponent of murder yesterday for shooting to death one of the only doctors to offer late-term abortions in the United States, a killing the gunman said was justified to save the lives of unborn children.

Tiller family plans to shutter Kansas abortion clinic

The family of a murdered Kansas doctor said on Tuesday they would not reopen his clinic, which was one of only a few in the United States willing to provide late-term abortions.

Suspect in abortion doctor's death warns of more attacks

The man charged with murdering George Tiller, a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned around the nation for "as long as abortion remains legal."

Suspect charged in slaying of Kansas abortion doctor

Prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old with ties to right-wing militia groups, with murder for allegedly killing prominent abortion doctor George Tiller.

Pro-life activists condemn murder of abortion doctor

Prominent antiabortion activists yesterday condemned the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a physicians who performed late-term abortions, who was gunned down Sunday while attending church in Wichita, Kan. They also worried that the murder will damage the credibility of the antiabortion movement.

Controvertial Abortion Doctor Slain by Gunman in Kansas Church

WICHITA, Kan. — George Tiller, one of only a few doctors in the United States who performed abortions late in pregnancy, was shot to death while serving as an usher at his Wichita church Sunday morning, according to police sources.