The weeklong Operation Rescue/Operation Save America (OR/OSA) “siege” of Orlando has just two days left, and area women’s health care providers have successfully remained open and operating throughout. The anti-abortion extremist group targeted seven different clinics over the course of the week, surrounding offices and harassing both staff and patients. Organizers from the Feminist Majority […]
Dr. George Tiller
Dr. George Tiller was an abortion care provider in Wichita, Kan., and was murdered in 2009 by anti-abortion extremist Scott Roeder after decades of growing harassment and attacks. Tiller’s commitment to abortion healthcare was well-needed, but his murder continues to serve as a reminder of anti-abortion violence toward pregnant people, clinics and providers.
Anti-Abortion Extremists Descend on Orlando, FL and Germantown, MD
Despite a conviction just days ago for criminally stalking a Charlotte, N.C. physician, Operation Rescue/Operation Save America leader Flip Benham and his followers have traveled to Orlando, Fla., this weekend to stage a week-long “siege” of seven Orlando-area abortion clinics. In the past, such events have included targeting abortion providers–and stalking them–at their homes, as well as larger […]
Remembering Dr. Tiller
Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of Wichita, Ks., abortion provider Dr. George Tiller by anti-abortion extremist Scott Roeder. Dr. Tiller was one of only a few doctors in the nation who offered late-term abortion services. Tiller was shot at point-blank range during a Sunday service at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, […]
Don’t Ms.: WisCon, LGBT Bowling, Slutwalks Galore and More
Los Angeles: The Alliance for Women in Media is holding its annual event honoring the most realistic and faceted portrayals of women in the media. This year’s “Gracie” winners include Alfre Woodard, Claire Danes, Betty White and the Rachel Maddow-hosted special “The Assassination of Dr. Tiller.“May 24-25, The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, […]
Ms. Wins Award for Investigation of Anti-Abortion Extremists!
OK, so it hasn’t made the national press, but the headline for Ms. magazine today is that we won a Maggie Award for Best Feature Article/Consumer from the Western Publishing Association last night. And it was for an article we’re very proud of: “Not a Lone Wolf,” written by Amanda Robb, that lays out in horrifying […]
Operation Rescue Targets Maryland Clinic
Anti-abortion groups Operation Rescue of Wichita, KS, and the Maryland Coalition for Life have leased an office space directly across a parking lot from an abortion clinic in Germantown, MD, in order to set up a so-called crisis pregnancy center (CPC). Dr. LeRoy Carhart, who became a prime target of Operation Rescue protests following the […]
Honor an Abortion Provider Today–and Every Day
Dr. David Gunn: Murdered on March 10, 1993. Dr. Barnett Slepian: Murdered on October 23, 1998. Dr. George Tiller: Murdered on May 31, 2009. These are just three of the most sobering examples of the violence extremists have levied against abortion providers in the U.S.. Though threats of violence against abortion providers are prohibited by […]
Dr. Tiller’s Persecutor Faces Ethics Charges
Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is under investigation for ethics violations stemming from his politically driven inquisition of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider and doctor who was murdered in 2009. In 2004, Kline subpoenaed 90 unedited medical records of patients of Tiller and of an Overland Park Planned Parenthood clinic. Tiller’s attorneys […]
Remember Roe v. Wade–and Stop the Violence
We mark the 38th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision tomorrow, and celebrate how it affirmed that women should have power over their own bodies–but we are also alarmed at the rising tide of anti-abortion violence in the U.S. Following the 2008 elections, and with little hope of a quick reversal of Roe v. […]