of survival for women. and so george tiller stayed in wichita in his father s practice in the same building. he expanded it, he rebuilt it after it was bombed in the 1980s. in the 1990s the supreme court decision planned parenthood v casey paved the way for states hostile to abortion rights to push through onerous new restrictions targeting abortion clinics. in response tiller added a new wing to the clinic with massive operating rooms designed to meet the specifications of an ambulatory surgical center even though most abortions can be done just in a doctor s office. after more than 30 years from everything from vandalism to blockades to threats and violence to the full force of the state government being leveraged against him george tiller was finally silenced when scott roader shot him in the head. on may 31st, 2009. nine days later tiller s family