Posted on 05/31/2009 4:52:00 PM PDT by kristinn
Hours after the Sunday morning shooting death of late-term abortion doctor George Tiller in Wichita, Kan., a Boulder physician — who says he could be the only doctor in the world still performing the procedure — said Tiller’s assassination was the “absolutely inevitable consequence” of decades of anti-abortion fanaticism.
“I’m profoundly sad and I’m furious and I think the American people need to understand that we have a fascist movement in this country,” Dr. Warren Hern told The Colorado Independent on Sunday. “We don’t have to invade Iraq to find terrorists. They’re right here killing abortion doctors.”
“Every doctor that does abortions has been under an assassination threat for decades,” Hern said. “The anti-abortion movement message is, ‘Do what we tell you to do or we will kill you,’ and they do. This is a fascist movement.”
Hern laid blame for Tiller’s death at the feet of the anti-abortion movement’s encouragement of violence against abortion providers and the Republican Party’s “exploitation” of the extremist rhetoric.
“Dr. Tiller is dead by an anti-abortion assassin, and this is the absolutely inevitable consequence of 35 years of anti-abortion fanatic rhetoric and intimidation and assassination violence and exploitation by the Republican Party of this movement,” Hern told the Independent.
Hern, who described Tiller as “a good friend of mine,” said he doesn’t “know of any other doctors in the world doing late abortions like I am.” The Boulder Abortion Clinic, run by Hern since he founded the practice in 1975, has as its motto “Specializing in Late Abortions for Fetal Disorders”.
Hern declined to say whether he planned any changes to his security precautions after the killing of Tiller, who was shot to death while ushering at his Lutheran church.
Noting that Tiller is the “fifth American doctor to be assassinated,” Hern told the Los Angeles Times he’s well aware of the dangers. “I get messages from these people saying, ‘Don’t bother wearing a bulletproof vest, we’re going for a head shot.’ ”
A statement on the Boulder Abortion Clinic’s Web site addresses Hern’s concerns about safety for the clinic’s patients:
By its name and continued existence, Boulder Abortion Clinic makes a statement that women are free to make their own choices about their own lives, bodies, and family needs. I have been personally involved from the beginning of my medical career in advocacy of reproductive freedom, and I continue in this commitment. We have survived anti-abortion harassment and violence and shown our determination to provide these services in spite of everything. As a result, our patients are protected by the highest standards of safety and security when they come to my office.
You have it right — it is murder and a crime.
(yawn)
We all knew this was going to happen. Tiller is now a martyr for the cause of killing children. The leftists are going to have a field day with anything that has to do with the pro-life movement and Conservatives in general.
This reminds me, as it has been mentioned before, of the Nazis and the Reichstag fire. Those that were “involved” were caught quickly and used to bludgeon the “enemies” of the Reich. History does, indeed, repeat itself.
Killing Tiller was murder. It’s a crime.
The attempts to kill Hitler or Stalin could be similarly viewed but I betcha your vindictiveness against the Tiller assassin would be non existent.
It was meant to provoke you into becoming literate.
With time perhaps...
He’s been wearing a bullet proof vest for years!
Sounds like the last partial birth doctor left standing is having a melt down. I guess killing those babies is worth it.
What a mess the Supreme Court has made of life
in America. Too bad he didn’t mention any names of the “TERRORISTS” so he could be sued for libel.
I like the way he tries to get the American people - 70% Christians and 55% prolife - to go after the prolifer Christians who had nothing to do with the murder of doctors like him. Hispanics are going to be real impressed.
Five abortion doctors killed vs. 46 million+ babies killed in the same time period and the five abortion doctor killers constitute a fascist movement? Never mind that fascist means “centralized control by the government” and it is abortion that is sanctioned by our central government not abortion doctor killing. This guy is certifiably insane.
What does the Tiller Murder have to do with government taking over business? (aka "fascism")
Warren Hern is certifiable. That has been so for a decade plus. That being said, I take no pleasure in the murder of Tiller.
It will not only lead to the promolgation of more “hate” crime legislation by the Democrats and the RINOS, it is also most certainly morally wrong.
Murder is murder. Two wrongs do not make a right.
For committed Christians, there is nothing to celebrate here.
The political and theological left will run with this.
Sursum Corda
Mengele himself would be so pleased with partial birth abortions yet the baby killers call us “fascists”.
Black is white and up is down etc.
I noticed your tag line - reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw recently: “I have a Saviour - still looking for a President.”
You have to admire the hubris of a serial killer demanding victim status. It requires, spiritually-speaking, super natural audacity (of hope).
YOu might need to move your right hand over a tad, but I got your meaning.
Actually, that one with the ants illustrates my point even better.
One scumbag laments another. Anyone that does abortions of healthy babies, especially in the third trimester, has a lot of innocent blood on their hands, and they’ll answer for it. They’ve sealed their own fate on judgment day.
/8^)
I have no apologies to make to the “Any time, Any where for any reason abortion extremists.
I do not condone the shooter’s actions nor do I feel responsible in anyway.
I am relieved that one less mass killer is off the streets.
The shooter must now answer to the courts and to God for his actions. He will be well represented and protected by the law which is more than you can say for each innocent life he has taken.
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