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Jun. 1st, 2009

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I just... don't understand.

On Sunday, May 31 2009 Dr. George Tiller was shot dead at his church--just as the service began.

For those of you unfamiliar with Dr. Tiller (Pro-lifers called him Tiller the Killer) he was one of only three late term abortion providers in the country. He'd been a target of right-wing groups for years because he insisted on providing care for women who needed it. His clinic was bombed, he himself was shot in both arms once before, and his family received numerous death threats. That's not counting, of course, the "petty" clinic vandalizations and protests he and his employees had to put up with on a daily basis.

This is major news. Check out what the NY Times has to say here, and various blog posts here, here, and here.

To be quite honest I don't know enough about the situation to accurately write about it here, and I don't think I could write eloquently on it anyway as I'm still too flabbergasted.

So instead I'll use this space to write about my own personal views on abortion and the pro-life crowd in general.

Read if you dare. )</div>