Roundup: Roeder Bible Study Group Questioned, Tiller Clinic Still For Sale
A federal grand jury has begun questioning Scott Roeder's Bible group about the murder of Dr. George Tiller.
Was the murder of Dr. George Tiller part of a bigger plot, and were more people involved than just Scott Roeder? These are questions that may be answered as a federal grand jury is being opened on the case.
Via the Associated Press:
A law enforcement official says a federal grand jury is investigating whether last year’s murder of a Kansas abortion doctor was connected to a broader case involving radical anti-abortion activists.
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The official says several federal civil rights prosecutors from Washington are holding grand jury proceedings in Kansas City and looking into whether a broader case surrounds Tiller’s shooting.
According to KansasCity.com, acquaintances of Roeder have already been brought in for questioning, with special focus being paid to Roeder’s Bible study group.
Meanwhile, Dr. Tiller’s clinic is still on the market, and anti-choice advocates are discussing purchasing it, although others state it will never happen. From the Topeka Capital Journal:
A “for sale” sign posted outside a medical clinic formerly operated by murdered abortion provider George Tiller prompted some abortion opponents Thursday to discuss trying to buy the facility.
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David Gittrich, a leader with Kansans for Life, sent fellow members of the anti-abortion group an e-mail informing them of the sign. He suggested turning the site into a memorial for “the babies who lost their lives.”
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Peter Brownlie, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, said he knew Tiller’s family eventually would try to sell the property. He wasn’t surprised that anti-abortion groups would talk about trying to buy the clinic, though he doubted they would be successful.
County tax records available online list the clinic’s appraised value as $734,100.
“From our perspective, we lost the clinic, officially, a year ago,” Brownlie said. “In some ways, it’s the final chapter in a pretty awful situation.”
Mini Roundup: Randall Terry, formerly of Operation Rescue, has now gone so far overboard that not only are anti-choice activists running away from him, but they are putting out press releases to distance themselves.
October 11, 2010
- Research and Markets: Obstetric and Maternal-Fetal Evidence-Based Guidelines … – Kansas City Star
- Find out which hot-button issues are likely up for debate if Michigan voters … – MLive.com
- Buck’s refusal to prosecute 2005 rape case reverberates in US Senate race – The Colorado Independent
- Couple Held for Charges of Illegal Abortion in Australia – TopNews United States
- No scientific evidence to support traditional HIV ‘cures’, say NGOs – Myanmar Times
- Blogs Comment On IVF, Prisoner Shackling, Other Topics – Medical News Today (press release)
- Battle of the big-city DAs – Inside Bay Area
- Experienced ‘newcomers’ battle – TheNewsTribune.com
- “As has happened year after year” – California Catholic Daily
- Teen pregnancy, the unvarnished story – Baltimore Sun
- Senate race challenges Pennsylvania’s history as a moderate state, experts say – PennLive.com
- BHS lawsuit winner plans abortion demonstration – The Bridgeton News – NJ.com
- Why does rape spell a death sentence for women? – The Globalist
- Abortion opponents fight for right to use leaflets on cars – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 10, 2010
- Ken Buck May Be Ahead in Colorado, But Michael Bennet Will Win the Election! – NewsBlaze
- ACLU Wrong to Attempt to Force Catholic Hospitals to Do Some Abortions – LifeNews.com
- Sounding Board Some issues about the RH bills – Inquirer.net
- Abortion Ban In State Health Exchange Could Have Spillover Effects – Philadelphia Bulletin
- Doctors Let Woman Die Rather Than Harm Her Fetus – Care2.com (blog)
- ‘Women deliver more than babies’ – Times of India
- Do you agree that the government’s stand on birth control must be based on the … – Philippine Star
- Feminists split over judicial decision overturning some legal restraints on … – Toronto Star
- Columbia Univ. Ranks Highest in Sex Education – ABC News
- Regional health issues to be discussed at WHO meeting – The Sun Daily
- From abortion to stem cells, Chet Culver and Terry Branstad differ sharply – DesMoinesRegister.com
- The Future is Stark for Women In Boehner’s America – Care2.com (blog)
- Showdown on RH bill – Manila Bulletin
- Women have yet to catch Buck’s wave – Greeley Tribune
- Banking on voter anger, Fiorina steers right – San Jose Mercury News
- No on Amendment 62: The measure goes too far – Denver Post
- ‘It gets better,’ Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett tells crowd at annual … – MiamiHerald.com
October 9, 2010
- Abortion activists face off peacefully in Norwich – Norwich Bulletin
- Pupils will get the wrong message about sex education – The Augusta Chronicle
- Sex education: State leaves decision up to local districts; arguments on both … – The Commercial Dispatch
- Democratic candidates using abortion to mobilize support – Catholic News Agency
- Legal Abortion Is a Legitimate Campaign Issue – BlogHer (blog)
- Consensus for Consensus Bill on Population sought – ABS CBN News
- Living life as somebody else – OnMilwaukee.com
- Abortion law changes urged as conference defies protests – Belfast Telegraph
- Family planning as a human right: Way to go PNoy! – ABS CBN News
- California NOW Endorses Jerry Brown For Governor, Condemns Meg Whitman’s Record – Examiner.com
- Dold, Seals Debate Foreign Policy, Abortion – Patch
- PSNI probe legality of abortion conference – Belfast Newsletter
- Up 1.7 mln women to be immunized against tetanus in Yemen – Yemen News Agency
- Trying to understand birth control – The Citizen Daily
- A tale of two scenes in Pa. fall campaign – Vineland Daily Journal
- Dissecting The Comprehensive Reproductive Health Act – Bulatlat (blog)
- Military Update: Many vets to be helped by 2010 Veterans Benefits Act – Lake County News
- Abortion doctor says New Jersey, Maryland can’t discipline him – Philadelphia Inquirer
- Abortion rallies support Cairns couple – Sydney Morning Herald
- Midwives deserve better pay and treatment – The Citizen Daily
- On faith: Access to health care is a basic moral obligation – IdahoStatesman.com
- Businesswomen Thrive; Rapes Rise in Haiti Camps – Women’s eNews
- Does state want a Democrat? – Martinsburg Journal
- Two ex-roommates of abortion doctor’s killer tell of grand jury appearances – Kansas City Star
- Afghanistan must embrace women’s rights – Washington Post
October 8, 2010
- Mother/Son Arrested For Selling Birth Control – CBS 4
- Recent LGBT deaths spark dialogue at Tufts about bullying, harassment – Tufts Daily
- Over a million people in India have no access to HIV/AIDS to treatment – Zim Diaspora
- Branstad: Using telemedicine to give abortion pills wrong – Sioux City Journal
- AP source: Grand jury probing anti-abortion murder – The Associated Press
- What about IVF? – Boston Globe
- Heeding the call to confront AIDS – Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Former executive director of abortion clinic pleads guilty to false bomb … – kjrh.com
- Hundreds Gather for Quaipo Anti-contraception Rally – Vox Bikol
- Texas: $2.9 Million for Sex Education – TheBody.com
- Bridging the Gap: Using School-Based Health Services to Improve Chlamydia … – TheBody.com
- Gay Harassment and the Struggle for Inclusion – New York Times
- ‘HIV prevalence rate in state higher than national average’ – Hindustan Times
- Chris Rickert: Talk of taxpayer-funded birth control revs up abortion debate – Madison.com
- Pro-Life, Pro-Family Challenger in Dead Heat for Minnesota Governor Race – Lifesite
- Buckpedaling Gains Momentum and More Media Scrutiny – Huffington Post (blog)
- Cervical cancer surgery saves chance for childbirth – WSLS.com
- Operation Rescue Makes Statement That Randall Terry Does Not Speak or Have Any … – PR-USA.net (press release)
- An easy mistake to make – Politico (blog)
- Babies and abortions — just another kind of commercial contract – National Post
- Oprah Gets Schooled on HIV and Has Her Own Aha! Moment – ColorLines magazine
- Religion gives deeper meaning to facts, bishop tells MCC – The Catholic Key
- UN backs initiative to reduce child and maternal deaths in Zimbabwe – UN News Centre
- Women’s Health Takes Center Stage in New York with Support from Majority of … – PR Newswire (press release)
- Schwarzenegger Vetoes Religious Carve-Out for Gay Marriages – EDGE Boston
- Congress introduces act to repeal abstinence-only sex education funding – Examiner.com
- Egg Timer Used In Tulsa Abortion Clinic Bomb Scare – News On 6
- What Is Harry Reid’s Position on Abortion? – Politics Daily
- Anti-Abortion, Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Target Boxer, in Spanish – Center for Public Integrity (blog)
- Anti-abortion group backs Miller, targets Sen. Murkowski – The Hill (blog)
- Congressional Candidates Try to Silence Pro-life Critics – The New American
- Leadership Summit will target HIV/AIDS among Latinos – The South Florida Times
- Mums should only have two children, says professor – MadeForMums
- British researchers say minor drinking during pregnancy won’t harm babies – NECN
- Be Open to ‘Honest-to-Goodness’ Dialogue, Angara urges CBCP – Manila Bulletin
- At Gunpoint, Man Forces Girlfriend to Abortion Clinic, Say Ohio Cops – CBS News
- “Nothing but a bunch of angry-for-no-reason lesbians.” – Varsity Online