Comments on: Patients Remember Dr. Tiller

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:31:45 +0000

You're right, Joe, my bad. The Kansas attorney general is the one who has interpreted and upheld the law that way.

By: Joe White

Joe White — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:04:45 +0000

No court has ruled that the Kansas law included a mental health exception.

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:49:35 +0000

Joe — it’s not explicitly in there, but the courts ruled that the health exception includes mental health, and Dr. Tiller did perform abortions for that reason.

By: Joe White

Joe White — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:18:47 +0000

There is no ‘mental health exception’ in Kansas law.

By: shelley

shelley — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:47 +0000

I never knew of Dr. Tiller til this horrific murder was comitted. I am deeply shocked and horrified that such hateful people are capable of doing such a thing. I pray to God that each and everyone of those who have been involved in such a crime….. end up where they belong. Hell is not good enough for them! May he RIP

By: The Legal Basis for Post-Viability Abortions « Kittywampus

The Legal Basis for Post-Viability Abortions « Kittywampus — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:25:29 +0000

[...] It’s this mental health exception that allowed George Tiller to terminate viable pregnancies when the fetus was severely impaired. Having borne two children, I’m certain I’d experience less trauma from abortion at 30 weeks than from going to term only to watch my baby die, slowly and painfully, within hours or days. This is a perfectly reasonable application of a mental health exception. I don’t see any evidence that “feeling blue” drives women to terminate a pregnancy at that stage, nor that Tiller’s practice accommodated women who just frivolously changed their minds about being pregnant, as his enemies suggest. On the contrary, their stories are often heartbreaking (via Feministe). [...]

By: Feminists For Choice » Click List: What Motivates People to Become Pro-Choice Advocates?

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:22:29 +0000

[...] – Kate Michelman, former president of NARAL, on Salon.com Patients Remember Dr. Tiller – Jill at Feministe Why I Will Perform Abortions – Rozalyn Farmer Love in the Washington Post Remembering Why I’m [...]

By: Monday Morning Links | Change Happens: The SAFER Blog

Monday Morning Links | Change Happens: The SAFER Blog — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:23:31 +0000

[...] of Dr. George Tiller. I encourage anyone who hasn’t to check out this heartbreaking post on patients remembering George Tiller at Feministe.) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can [...]

By: justine

justine — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:17:10 +0000

thank you to all the women and men who have shared their personal stories. please keep on sharing. this is what needs to be done to put a “face” on all the “abortion stories” and paint a picture of the enormous heart of the “controversial late term abortion provider” we all lovingly remember of Dr George Tiller.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:38:20 +0000

I can only hope that this will inspire more people to get into this kind of work, to fill a void and provide a service so desperately needed by many. I can’t imagine the pain of having to lose a much-wanted child. There need to be more compassionate, wonderful people like Dr. Tiller who can provide care and love to those faced with a most difficult choice.