George Tiller

Goldberg: Kermit Gosnell and abortion's darkest side

2013-04-16 00:00:00

If abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is found guilty of homicide, he will be unique among murderers-for-hire: He set his fees based on weight. "The bigger the baby, the more he charged," a grand jury explained. It recommended he be charged with eight...

Kansas latest state poised to restrict abortions

2013-04-06 14:04:00

In yet another victory for antiabortion forces this year, Kansas legislators have become the latest state lawmakers to approve a sweeping antiabortion measure — this one a law that says life begins at fertilization, bans abortions due to the sex...

Following in Dr. George Tiller's footsteps

2013-03-26 19:44:00

WICHITA, Kan. — Julie Burkhart's high heels click against freshly laid tiles as she tours the construction zone. Wires jut from walls waiting for connection, and the smell of new paint fills the air. With the countdown on, her walk and talk say...

New Mexico medical board clears abortion doctor of negligence

2013-02-07 14:35:00

An Albuquerque doctor, accused by an antiabortion group of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion, was exonerated by New Mexico officials. The New Mexico Medical Board cleared Dr. Shelley Sella of any impropriety in how she handled...

Sundance 2013: 'After Tiller' puts a face on abortion doctors

2013-01-18 15:07:00

This post has been corrected. For details, see the note at the bottom. Premiering today at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. documentary competition, “After Tiller” is an intimate and heartfelt look at the four doctors...

The cost of verbal extremism

2009-06-03 00:00:00

Over the last few weeks, Americans have been offered a stark choice on the subject of abortion. On the one hand, two speakers at the University of Notre Dame's commencement last month argued that it was possible to maintain a civil discourse on this...

Susan Hill dies at 61; women's rights advocate

2010-02-08 00:00:00

Susan Hill, a national women's rights advocate and the owner of several abortion clinics around the country, died Jan. 30 at a hospital in Raleigh, N.C. She was 61 and had breast cancer. Hill focused on establishing clinics in rural areas where women had...

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2010-01-29 16:35:09

Abortion provider must turn over files

2008-01-31 00:00:00

One of the nation's few late-term abortion doctors was ordered Wednesday to turn over about 2,000 patient medical records to a Kansas grand jury investigating his practice. Abortion opponents hope that the records will lead to further criminal charges...

Kan. prison officials accuse abortion provider's killer with intimidation of clinic operator

2013-05-15 13:53:02

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man convicted of killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers is now accused of trying to intimidate the woman who reopened his shuttered clinic, prison officials said. The Kansas Department of Corrections...

Kermit Gosnell and abortion's darkest side

2013-04-17 02:30:04

Clinic offering abortions set to open in Wichita next week

2013-03-27 09:51:00

A new women's clinic that offers abortion services is set to open in Wichita next week.� The clinic is in the same building that was once run by slain abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. The founder of the Southwind Women's Center tells Eyewitness News...

Scott Roeder says he killed abortion provider Dr. George Tiller to protect the unborn.

2010-01-12 00:00:00