{"id":203789,"date":"2019-06-13T09:18:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T14:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=203789"},"modified":"2019-06-12T00:54:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T05:54:47","slug":"george-tillers-murder-unacceptable-doesnt-make-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/george-tillers-murder-unacceptable-doesnt-make-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"George Tiller’s murder was unacceptable. That doesn’t make him a hero."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last month, abortion activists remembered the anniversary of the murder of George Tiller, one of the few abortionists willing to commit late-term abortions<\/a> in the country. While Tiller was at church, Scott Roeder walked up to him and shot him at point-blank range. There is no question that this act of violence was horrific; there is no justification for killing a human being, and Tiller’s murder has been condemned by pro-life groups.<\/p>\n

20 years later, abortion advocates are commemorating this despicable act of violence by lionizing Tiller and urging people to fight for Tiller’s legacy. “[T]hose of us inspired by his motto, ‘Trust women,’ aren\u2019t going anywhere,” Lauren Rankin, an abortion facility escort, wrote in the Washington Post<\/a>. “We should take the anniversary of Tiller\u2019s death as a reminder of what we\u2019re up against, and his life as a source of courage to continue his work.” Newsweek, meanwhile, ran a glowing article<\/a> about Tiller and the Trust Women Foundation, formed after his murder, calling Tiller a “compassionate” and “principled” man. The New York Times even called him St. George Tiller<\/a>.” At The Cut, Tiller was described as a “hero” to his patients<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But was he really? While nothing will ever excuse his murder, it’s also important to be honest about Tiller’s legacy. In this video, Tiller sums up his mindset. “The woman is the patient,” he says. “The fetus is the problem.” He also admitted that his “process” was “not allowed in any hospital.”<\/p>\n