Tiller

Judge "Leaves Door Open" For Biblical Defense as Tiller Murder Motive

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by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

December 23, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

A Kansas judge said he would "leave the door open" for Roeder's defense team to argue to jurors that his religious beliefs about abortion compelled him to act, possibly opening the door to a conviction on lesser charges than first-degree murder.

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Former Kansas Atty General Chief of Staff Under Investigation for Ethics Violations in Tiller Case

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 23, 2009 - 4:47pm (Print)

The Wichita Eagle reports today that Eric Rucker, former top assistant to Kansas State Attorney General Phil Kline, faces a formal ethics complaint that he made misleading comments before the Kansas Supreme Court in attempts to prosecute Dr. George Tiller for violations of Kansas law for which Tiller was repeatedly found innocent.

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In 180 Degree Shift, Roeder's Attorney Protests Efforts by Prosecutors to Ban "Necessity Defense."

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 23, 2009 - 4:41pm (Print)

After vociferously denying a "necessity defense" could be mounted in the case of Scott Roeder, the man accused of shooting Kansas doctor George Tiller in May, the public defender representing Roeder is fighting prosecutors' efforts to ban the so-called necessity defense from his trial.

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When Life Imitates (Bad) "Art" Imitating Delusion: Roeder's Lawyer Says "No Such Thing" As "Necessity Defense"

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 11, 2009 - 8:42am (Print)

Roeder's lawyer says so-called necessity defense is a fiction of the imagination of extremist anti-choice groups.

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eBay Removes Auction Item Extolling Violence

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 2, 2009 - 7:12pm (Print)

Today, eBay removed the listing for a bible signed by radical anti-choice extremists and put up for auction as a means of raising funds for the "justifiable homicide" defense of Scott Roeder, the man charged with murdering Dr. George Tiller in the vestibule of his church in May.

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Description of Bible in Roeder Auction Used to Justify Violence Against Providers

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 2, 2009 - 12:17pm (Print)

The description of a "prolife" bible offered for auction on eBay by a group seeking to fund a "justifiable homicide" defense for Scott Roeder uses the bible as a rationale for justifying killing providers.

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Talking Points Memo: Gallery of Auction Items for Roeder's Defense

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 2, 2009 - 12:03pm (Print)

Talking Points Memo offers this slideshow of items originally planned for auction on eBay by anti-choice extremists seeking to fund Roeder's "justifiable homicide" defense in the killing of Dr. George Tiller.

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Nebraska Police Brace for Onslaught at Carhart Clinic

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by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

September 8, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

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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Carhart Stands Firm Amidst Protests

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by Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

September 3, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The biggest "pro-life" proponent in Bellevue, Neb., didn't join the phalanx of 65 anti-choice protesters on the sidewalk next to Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic over the weekend. He was too busy providing reproductive health care to dozens of women inside.

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Without Providers, There is No Choice

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by Julia Kaye, National Women's Law Center

September 3, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

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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