Wichita had closed because of the continued harassment. but women s health care services did not. dr. george tiller and judy burkehart kept it open for nearly two more decades. despite if all. then on may 31, 2009, the only remaining abortion provider in the entire city of wichita, dr. george tiller, was shot in the head and killed by an anti-abortion extremist. and for about four years after the murder of george tiller, the 400,000 people of wichita had no abortion provider between them. other doctors were understandably scared off by threats and harassments. and the women s health care services clinic shut down. but in 2013, julie burkehart reopened it. because doctors didn t feel comfortable living in wichita give its violent history toward abortion providers, she flew them in. she later opened a second clinic oklahoma city, the first new abortion clinic in the state of oklahoma in more than 40 years.
Tiller in his church on may 31, 2009, america had a long history of extreme violence against abortion providers and their employees. 1993, dr. david gunn is shot to death in pensacola, florida. 1994, two clinic workers are murdered in brookline, massachusetts. 1998, dr. barnett is gunned down by a sniper as he stands in his own kitchen in buffalo, new york. in addition to three other murders, the national abortion federation reports that more than 200 american clinics have been subjected to bombs and arson since 1977. those are acts of domestic terrorism, which are intended to intimidate. so if i kill one doctor, maybe i ll intimidate a hundred doctors. my business is legal. their business of anarchy is illegal. reporter: george tiller was one doctor who could not be intimidated. he was one of just three physicians in the united states who specialized in abortions
The wanted poster was before he was shot by an anti-abortion activist, in 1993. dr. tiller survived that assassination attempt, went back to work one day later, bandages and all. but ultimately another anti-abortion activist, stalked dr. tiller at his church. on a sunday morning went into the church and shot and killed dr. tiller inside the church. may 31, 2009, five years ago this week. it is arguable that dr. tiller was the most visible abortion provider in the country name and face was on every anti-abortion personal list, and now would be a state sanctioned list of the doctors willing to provide abortions in the state even as the state rid itself of almost all of its clinics and simultaneously sitting before the senate is a federal judicial nominee who fried to do the same thing for his home state when he had a vote on the matter. will that nomination survive? watch this space.
At lest to intimidate and scare them. the lists were frequently made in the form of old-fashioned wanted posters. this for example is the wanted poster for wichita doctor, george tiller, giving his home and office address where he can be found. the wanted poster was before he was shot by an anti-abortion activist, in 1993. dr. tiller survived that assassination attempt, went back to work one day later, bandages and all. but ultimately another anti-abortion activist, stalked dr. tiller at his church. on a sunday morning went into the church and shot and killed dr. tiller inside the church. may 31, 2009, five years ago this week. it is arguable that dr. tiller was the most visible abortion provider in the country name and face was on every anti-abortion personal list, and now would be a state sanctioned list of the doctors willing to provide abortions in the state even as the state rid itself of almost all of its clinics and
Doctors who perform abortions or at lest to intimidate and scare them. the lists were frequently made in the form of old-fashioned wanted posters. this for example is the wanted poster for wichita doctor, george tiller, giving his home and office address where he can be found. the wanted poster was before he was shot by an anti-abortion activist, in 1993. dr. tiller survived that assassination attempt, went back to work one day later, bandages and all. but ultimately another anti-abortion activist, stalked dr. tiller at his church. on a sunday morning went into the church and shot and killed dr. tiller inside the church. may 31, 2009, five years ago this week. it is arguable that dr. tiller was the most visible abortion provider in the country. his name and face was on every anty abortion list. and now a state sanctioned list