Condolences
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The murder of Dr. Tiller was domestic terrorism. With all the religious hate rhetoric towards pro-choice people like me, I am afraid to put a pro-choice sticker on the back of my car because I imagine my car will be vandalized. One study claims that 43% of women in the US will have an abortion in their life, yet a recent Gallup poll says that 51% of Americans (men and women) claim to be "Pro-Life". The numbers don't add up.
I was shocked and deeply saddened by the murder of Dr. Tiller. It was a cowardly act against a brave man. He provided needed services to women in spite of hateful, disruptive, malicious harassment. My heart and warmest thoughts go to his family and friends.
I am so sickened that someone shot Dr. Tiller. He is and will always be someone and his team will continue to help women that are in desparate need of help. It is unfortunate that women still fear going to the doctor for a legal procedure and fear for their lives. It is defintiely terroism in the United States that needs to be dealt with especially when doctors and staff have to wear bullet proof vests. Especially when their homes and work places are bombed, set on fire, and doors are glued shut! Even when they are followed home and the women needed abortions are verbally and physically harassed. Do these people that do this not understand the diffuculty and horrible decisions that these women and their families have had to make. This is not something they have taken lightly. These are decisions that they have thought about for months on end, day and night, not sleeping. These are decisions they have discussed with family, friends, doctors, nurses, and loved ones and even their religious or spirtiual advisors. These are decisions that these women have carefully thought out and thought our more then any decision in their lives. I hope that this event will bring more people out to speak and support the right for women to have abortions and freedom of their human rights. Human rights should not be taken away. I do expect that all those pro-life people should go immediately to the shelters and foster homes and start caring for the millions of children without homes. I also expect them to support birth control education. Let's start here, also knowing that rape, incest and more occurs that women need these services. And lets stop those rapest and family members that are raping their family members that are keeping it quite.
I am extremly pro life but the murder of Dr. Tiller has outraged me. Two wrongs don't make a right.
I was a patient of Dr Tiller's. His murder has devistated me. I was faced with a poor prenatal diagnosis. My daughter was a planned and very much wanted pregnancy. Because we wanted her so much we went to numerous doctors (including Johns Hopkins Pediatric Cardiology) hoping for a glimer of hope.
That hope did not come from a doctor from our home. We were told that we needed to prepare to watch our baby die slowly, while having numerous surgeries. Even with the surgeries her life expectancy was roughly 3 - 5 yrs old at the very best case senerio.
My only hope was Dr Tiller. He held my hand while he confirmed her diagnosis. He made sure I knew all of my options and that I understood how my induction would be carried out. Dr Tiller saved my baby girl from a horrible end. She died peacefully and he saved my family. We now have a beautiful little girl who would not be here if it was not for Dr. Tiller's dedication to women, families and children.
My heart is broken at the loss of this compassionate hero to these terrorists.
Dear Wonderful NAF members & supporters,
Meeting Dr. George Tiller at the Medical Students for Choice Luncheon in Pittsburgh 10 years ago was a privilege and and an honor. I have kept the "Attitude is Everything" paperweight on my desk every day. I have given the extras that he generously handed me to other clinicians; physicians, PA's and nurses. The blue plastic cup that I drink from everyday bears his values: "Kindness... Courtesy... Justice... Love... Respect".
Thank you, Dr. Tiller for your unswerving devotion and unmatchable power of example.
Gratitude and deep sympathy to his family and staff members who are left to deal with this horrible crime and its devastation.
with Love for women & their providers, with Hope for the future,
Elizabeth
I only knew of Dr. Tiller's work through the newspapers, but I felt such gratitude for him and was so inspired by him from afar. The world seems an emptier, colder, less hopeful place now. Sending strength and deepest sympathy to his family as they try and live with this terrible, terrible absence.
NAF, thank you for providing a place to express my great sadness at losing this hero.
Miranda in New York City
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September 21, 2009 2:59 PM
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