announced that they would not reopen the clinic. dr. tiller was the city s only abortion provider, so his death ended abortion access in wichita. and that had a real practical and immediate effect on all the women who had come to rely on tiller and on this particular clinic for this kind of care. anti-abortion forces in wichita were adamant about keeping the clinic closed in the wake of tiller s murder, keeping wichita abortion-free. late in 2010 more than a year after tiller s death and more than a year after the clinic had closed, the associated press reported two doctors in kansas were training to become abortion providers. those doctors names were leaked to the ap by the anti-abortion movement and the ap decided to print their names. and the threats and intimidation and harassment began immediately. one of those two doctors was dr. mila means. she chose to share her story
mila means, she chose to share her story with us after she was outed by the ap. her landlord sued her to stop her from adding abortion service to her primary care practice and threatened to kick her out. she was picketed at her home and at her office. even prospective locations she was rumored to be considering relocated to, those were targeted too. anti-abortion activists distributed a wanted-style with a photo and her exact address. she got a letter warning her that someday somebody was going to put a bomb under her car. so mila means and the other doctor who was trying to bring abortion back as a medical service to wichita after the death of dr. tiller ended it, they weren t successful. the intimidation and threats and harassment worked as intended and wichita remained without a
and when they killed george tiller in that church in 2009, that ended abortion in wichita. actually, in that whole part of kansas. dr. tiller s clintonic was closed into after his murder. it has been vacant in wichita ever since. when we interviewed dr. mila means in 2011, she was planning on picking up where dr. tiller left off. she had begun the extra training she needed to become an abortion provider so she could offer that service in addition to her family practice. she was going to re-establish access to abortion in wichita despite the horrific litany of what had ended it there before. that was her plan. but it did not happen. dr. means was open about what she wanted to do. she soon found herself sued by her landlord for creating a clear nuisance after protesters
place where dr. tiller showed up at the same time every week, a place they knew he could be found at that time, and scott roder shot george tiller dead. and when they killed george tiller in that church in 2009, that ended abortion in wichita. actually, in that whole part of kansas. dr. tiller s clinic was closed into after his murder. it has been vacant in wichita ever since. when we interviewed dr. mila means in 2011, she was planning on picking up where dr. tiller left off. she had begun the extra training she needed to become an abortion provider so she could offer that service in addition to her family practice. she was going to re-establish access to abortion in wichita despite the horrific litany of what had ended it there before. that was her plan. but it did not happen. dr. means was open about what she wanted to do. she soon found herself sued by her landlord for creating a clear nuisance after protesters showed up at her family practice. protesters also showed up at her ho
on the show. her name is dr. mila means. she grew up in wichita, kansas. she went to college at wichita state. she went to medical school at the university of kansas. she then became a family doctor in her home town. the friendly lady with the bright red hair who gives vaccines to little kids and arthritis medication to the older folks. and her family practice at an office park in wichita. dr. means is not a particularly remarkable doctor in the way we usually think of remarkable doctors. she was not a standout in her field in any way. the reason we had her on this show, the reason we were talking to her in 2011, is she was planning on doing something quite amazing and quite newsworthy and quite brave. what she planned to do was to essentially take over the practice of this man, dr. george tiller. dr. tiller was also from kansas. he was born in wichita. he was the son of a family doctor. he went to medical school in kansas. he joined the navy and became a flight surgeon. george tiller