on march 27, 2009, after a long battle against the state of kansas, dr. george tiller is found not guilty of all charges connected to his medical practice. not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. although a jury acquits him in less than an hour, the victory is short lived. he s immediately notified of another impending investigation. this time by the top medical authority in the state, the kansas board of healing arts, on the exact same charges. why? because one of the operation rescue people lodged a complaint on the same charges. he didn t even have time to enjoy the fact that he had finally won. and then another blow. it was just never going to end. although this is a positive development for operation rescue, it is of little consolation to scott roeder, who is utterly distraught by dr. tiller s acquittal. for roeder, the court s ruling
work. it s not the kind of thing, oh, this is just my job, so i m going to go 9:00 to 5:00. it s a deep desire to help people in incredibly desperate situations. there was just such pain. they were all catastrophes. you don t pick up and go from new york or washington state or france or new zealand and travel to wichita, kansas, on a whim. abortion has nothing to do with whether you re for it or against it. it just depends totally on your situation, and there were lots and lots of situations. three women who went to dr. tiller have chosen to share their stories here, but not all feel comfortable revealing their identities. it s important that i stay anonymous because this story isn t just my story. it s also my family s story. i also think that there s really
through. something that was legal, it felt like we were doing something wrong. there were over 2,500 arrests during the siege. it was a wonderful event. just a lot of people letting the world know the abortion industry was put on notice that we were going to defend the unborn baby, you know, until the law is changed. the volatile events of the summer of 1991 do not change any of the laws on abortion in the state of kansas. and they do not force george tiller to close his clinic doors and leave wichita. his roots in the city are deep, going back more than a century. while dr. tiller always aimed to practice medicine, he had never intended to specialize in abortion.
misdemeaner counts connected to an alleged illegal relationship with a physician that approved a number of late-term procedures. in kansas, in order to do a post viable portion you have to have a second kansas physician evaluate the patient and agrees that the pregnancy represents a threat to her health. that physician could not be legally or financially tied to dr. tiller. dr. tiller was accused of having a financial relationship with her. in 2009, he stands trial in a wichita courtroom. operation rescue is confident it s a step away from accomplishing its mission, getting his medical license revoked. the legislature was closing in and tightening the laws. the kansas board of healing had
success with this tactic. dr. tiller is charged with 19 misdemeanor counts connected to an alleged illegal relationship with a physician who had approved a number of late term procedures. in kansas, in order to do a post-viable abortion, you have to have a second kansas physician evaluate the patient and agreed that the pregnancy represents a threat to her health. and that physician could not be legally or financially tied to dr. tiller. dr. tiller was accused of having a financial relationship with her. in 2009, he stands trial in a wichita courtroom. operation rescue is confident it is just a step away from accomplishing its mission, getting dr. tiller s medical license revoked. that s correct. the legislature was closing in and tightening the laws. the kansas board of healing arts had filed indictments. i think it was clear that george