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LA Times: eBay Blocks Roeder Auction

By Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2009 - 8:22am

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The LA Times reports this morning that eBay said Tuesday it would block the auction planned by anti-choice groups to raise money for Scott Roeder, the accused assassin of Kansas Dr. George Tiller. Roeder, charged with first-degree murder and being held without bond, is scheduled to go to trial in January.

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Kansas City Star: Anti-Choice Extremists Plan to Use E-Bay To Raise Money for Tiller's Assassin

By Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check

October 26, 2009 - 10:58am

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Writing in the Kansas City Star, Judy L. Thomas, the reporter who has most closely followed Dr. George Tiller's murderer Scott Roeder, details efforts by anti-choice extremists to raise funds for Roeder by auctioning items on eBay.

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NYT Misleads on Pouillon Murder and Clinic Violence

By Laura MacCleery

October 16, 2009 - 7:00am

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The New York Times’ coverage of Pouillon's murder obfuscates police reports that abortion was not a central factor, romanticizes anti-choice protesters, and ignores the history of anti-choice violence.

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Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky Leads Protest Against Abortion Clinic

By Andy Radmacher, Louisville's Clinic Escorts

October 15, 2009 - 7:00am

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A clinic escort in Louisville, Kentucky describes the scene outside the clinic at which she volunteers as the Archibishop of Louisville leads a protest. Also watch our video of the march.

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Why I Escort: A Day in the Life of ClinicEscort

By ClinicEscort

September 24, 2009 - 7:00am

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Last Saturday, I spent my morning in the company of nearly two dozen lurkers, skulkers, stalkers, harassers, and creeps... and I can't wait to do it again. As the "40 Days for Life" campaign kicks off, one escort tells their story.

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Nebraska Police Brace for Onslaught at Carhart Clinic

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

September 8, 2009 - 8:00am

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Will Bellevue, Neb., become the new Wichita as the epicenter of the anti-abortion protest movement? Not if Herb Evers can help it.

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Without Providers, There is No Choice

By Julia Kaye, National Women's Law Center

September 3, 2009 - 8:00am

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A steady decline in abortion providers, due to violence and/or the threat thereof, and a shortage of new providers among young doctors and medical students, underscores that legality does not guarantee access.

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Kansas City Star: Extremists, Militants Frequently Contact Roeder in Jail

By Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check

August 10, 2009 - 11:00am

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The list of those visiting and communicating with the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller reads like a who's who of anti-abortion militants, reports Judy L. Thomas of the Kansas City Star.

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Dr. Carhart, Under Threat from "Domestic Terrorist Network," Abandoned by Federal Marshals

By Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check

August 8, 2009 - 7:15pm

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Despite mounting threats to his clinic--and potentially his life--by extremists with links to the murderer of Kansas Dr. George Tiller, the DOJ has removed federal marshals that were protecting Nebraska Dr. Leroy Carhart. 


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PSLweb: Gay Man Assaulted While Acting as Clinic Escort, Protecting Women's Rights

By Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check

August 5, 2009 - 3:00pm

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Charles Wright, a 50-year-old gay man and former vice-president of Cleveland’s National Organization for Women, was assaulted by protestors outside a clinic at which he serves as an escort for women seeking services.

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