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.
Tiller IS a murder victim.
No, no, nooooooo! not THAT fascist movement... the NON-PC (imaginary) fascist movement. THAT’S the one that has to be shot down and it’s pre-criminal members preemptively detained for the pre-crimes DHS pre-conceives they might commit later.
Got it?
I didn’t realize a motive for the murder has been established.
Of course, it is obvious that the lack of such a piece of critical evidence is no barrier to the abortionists crying out for more protection in their quest to slaughter unborn humans.
I do not condone this murder (not and assasination) but also do not condone using a murder for political gain.
But, since when do abortionists have scruples?
[Dr. Warren Hern] “says he could be the only doctor in the world still performing the procedure...”
Hey Doc, doesn’t that tell you something?
Killing Tiller was murder. It’s a crime.
That it is and we’re all going to pay for it.
Watch, now abortionists will be a new protected class and subject to special 'hate crimes' legislation.
What goes around, comes around.
Is it any good? Would you care to freepmail it to me? I am a pretty good editor, my wife says.
The hysteria is almost comical. how many abortion doctors have been killed vs the number of woman who have died from “safe abortions”.
Killing Tiller was murder. It’s a crime.
I agree.
Its reaching the point where its not safe to make a living crushing the skulls of healthy infants.
clearly they all got the email with the talking points attachment.
Quoted because it is so very true.
this is looking more and more like a scripted event.
“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”
He doesn’t get out much- maybe needs to travel to China and North Korea so he won’t feel so ronery about aborting near full term infants..
Considering how many people are pro-life and how many abortion doctors have been shot (what, 2, in the last 30 years?), I think this doctor might be a DRAMA QUEEN.
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