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Late-Term Abortionist's Patient Drops Bombshell Testimony Of Illegal, Coerced Abortion TOPEKA, Kansas, September 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A former patient of abortionist George R. Tiller gave jaw-dropping testimony before a joint interim legislative committee Friday, telling the detailed story of her late-term abortion experience that, as described, violated the Kansas ban on such abortions at nearly every turn. "This is perhaps the most explosive testimony that has every been heard at the Capitol. Based on this testimony alone, Tiller's medical license should not survive to the end of the day," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "We demand that the...

Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Lawyers for late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller failed to block the seating of a grand jury that a pro-life group hopes will investigate whether more illegal abortions were done at his abortion center. Kansans for Life submitted petitions last week to invoke a law allowing citizens to petition for a grand jury probe. Tiller's attorneys attempted yesterday to persuade Federal Court Judge J. Thomas Marten to block the process. Marten denied Tiller's request saying, "Frankly, I'm reluctant to jump into the middle of something that is essentially a state matter. The odds that any appellate court...

by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorSeptember 6, 2007Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison is accusing pro-life groups of hindering his case against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. Tiller has been charged with doing illegal late-term abortions, but pro-life groups say the pro-abortion state attorney isn't doing enough to prosecute him.A legislative panel is examining the issue of the state's late-term abortion law and its enforcement and Morrison is upset about it.And statewide pro-life group Kansans for Life turned in 8,000 petitions today to request a grand jury to investigate more possible violations regarding Tiller's abortions.Lawmakers reviewed a DVD featuring...

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.orgTOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- A former patient of abortionist George R. Tiller gave jaw-dropping testimony before a joint interim legislative committee today, telling the detailed story of her late-term abortion experience that obviously violated the Kansas ban on such abortions at nearly every turn."This is perhaps the most explosive testimony that has every been heard at the Capitol.  Based on this testimony alone, Tiller's medical license should not survive to the end of the day," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.  "We demand...

Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- A Kansas judge has removed himself from a case involving 19 misdemeanor charges filed against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. The state's attorney general has accused Tiller of violating a law that requires a second, independent physician to sign off on the late-term abortions. Tiller's lawyers responded to the charges by filing a lawsuit contending the law is unconstitutional and challenging Sedgwick County District Judge Anthony Powell. Attorney Lee Thompson claimed Powell, a former state legislator, can't be impartial in the case because the judge once accused Tiller of "defying legal and moral authority" and called...

Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Embattled late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller suffered another setback on Wednesday when pro-life advocates announced that one of his long-time abortion facility employees is quitting her job. Marguerite Reed said she would not be returning to his abortion business if it reopens. Tiller's Wichita-based abortion center is closed while he faces 19 misdemeanor charges accusing him of doing illegal late-term abortions without the approval of a second physician.According to the pro-life group Operation Rescue, Reed noted in a personal web blog that she wouldn't go back to Women's Health Care Services if it reopens."I am perfectly...

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org  WICHITA, Kansas, August 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- Attorneys for abortionist George R. Tiller have filed a motion with the District Court to replace Judge Anthony Powell, who was assigned to the case last Friday. Powell served in the Legislature and helped write the law under which Tiller is charged. Attorney General Paul Morrison filed 19 counts against Tiller for having committed late-term abortions without the signature of a physician who is financially unaffiliated with him. Tiller is asking the court to dismiss the charges...

Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- That editors at the liberal magazine The Nation take a pro-abortion view is nothing surprising for longtime readers or observers. However, the publication has gone past the evens of even most pro-abortion people by defending Kansas late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. Tiller has been charged with doing illegal late-term abortions without the consultation of a second physician by none other than a pro-abortion state attorney general.Yet, editors at The Nation not only defend Tiller's actions of killing unborn children after the point of viability but putting women's health at risk by refusing to consult with an...

Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- The controversial late-term abortion facility in Wichita is closed this weekend next while abortion practitioner George Tiller is arraigned on charges he did illegal abortions. Tiller has been charged by the state's attorney general with violating a law requiring the signature of a doctor vouching that the abortion is medically necessary. Tiller is scheduled to be arraigned next Tuesday on 19 criminal counts of doing abortions in violation of the law and he could face 19 years in jail if convicted and sentenced to the maximum prison time. As a result of the legal proceedings, Tiller...

More young people continue to arrive for the Wichita AwakeningContact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org WICHITA, Kansas, July 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- An estimated crowd of 500 turned out for a Candlelight Prayer Vigil outside George Tiller's infamous late-term abortion mill to kick off the Wichita Awakening Saturday evening. Rev. Rob Schenck led the group in prayer for an end to abortion. Rev. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition also addressed the group. As music played, the group surrounded the clinic, lifting their hands in prayer that the abortion...

Contact: Dane Rose, Program Director, Faith and Action, 202-546-8329 ext. 106., 703-447-1072 cell WASHINGTON, July 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- Hugely popular radio and television commentator Bill O'Reilly of Fox News has done several exposes of infamous third-trimester abortionist George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas. Tiller operates one of the largest abortion businesses specializing in terminating fully viable babies nearing their due dates. The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK), founder of Faith and Action in Washington, DC, and president of the National Clergy Council, will travel to Wichita tomorrow to lead a candlelight prayer vigil near Tiller's abortion business at 5107 E. Kellogg,...

Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- The abortion center that houses the business of Kansas late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller was vandalized on Tuesday night. Tiller has made national headlines because he is the subject of 19 misdemeanor charges that he did illegal abortions and he could be headed to prison if convicted. Apparently someone was able to get by the security cameras posted at Tiller's abortion facility and gain access to the roof of his building. Once there, the vandals cut a hole in the roof and inserted a garden hose and eventually flooded the abortion center with water. In addition,...

Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller may have violated a Kansas law saying that such abortions can only be done for legitimate health reasons and if two physicians sign off on them. Now that pro-abortion Attorney General Paul Morrison has charged him with 19 violations of the law, he's suing to overturn it.As the first response to the new charges, attorneys for Tiller have filed a lawsuit claiming the Kansas law is unconstitutional. Tiller's attorneys argue that the provision of the law that requires two or more doctors to sign off on late-term abortions is invalid.In their...

Reason to believe that Tiller and Neuhaus committed hundreds of violations of the law Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org WICHITA, Kansas, June 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Ann Kristen Neuhaus struck a deal for limited immunity with former Attorney General Phill Kline in exchange for her cooperation in his investigation against the notorious abortionist George R. Tiller. The current State Attorney General, Paul Morrison, is honoring the agreement in a case filed Thursday charging Tiller with 19 criminal counts based on abortion records obtained by Kline from a three-month period...

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Even as Attorney General Paul Morrison has announced that after a lengthy investigation he has found no evidence of criminal conduct at notorious late-term abortionist George Tiller’s abortion clinic, the pro-life group Operation Rescue has presented evidence that Tiller is even still performing illegal late-term abortions at his clinic.“Our investigation is now complete,” attorney general Morrison wrote to Planned Parenthood yesterday, “and we have found no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing by your client.”“As a result, we will not be filing any charges against your client.”Operation Rescue, however, is crying foul, saying...

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A respected psychiatrist who was to be one of the primary witnesses against the infamous late-term abortionist George Tiller has broken his silence about the case, claiming that Kansas’ new attorney general failed to contact him, despite a supposed in-depth investigation into the case conducted by the attorney general.  “I expected to be contacted by someone,” said Dr. Paul McHugh, a graudate of Harvard, who was the chairman of psychiatry at John Hopkins University from 1977-2000. Instead of waiting any longer, however, the psychiatrist chose to come forward and make his professional findings public, believing...

Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison is upset that a prominent psychologist who reviewed records of late-term abortions is speaking to the media about them and is demanding that he stop. Dr. Paul McHugh discussed the records associated with a misdemeanor charges filed and dismissed against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. Tiller had been charged with doing illegal abortions contrary to Kansas law, which requires they only be done in very serious medical conditions. According to the analysis McHugh provided, the late-term abortions were done for illegal reasons with most all of the women citing various social...

Renowned Psychiatrist Witness in Notorious Late-Term Abortionist Case Breaks Silence: Threatened by Kansas Attorney General Attorney general claims he contacted psychiatrist, which psychiatrist denies By John JalsevacTOPEKA, Kansas, June 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A respected psychiatrist who was to be one of the primary witnesses against the infamous late-term abortionist George Tiller has broken his silence about the case, claiming that Kansas’ new attorney general failed to contact him, despite a supposed in-depth investigation into the case conducted by the attorney general.“I expected to be contacted by someone,” said Dr. Paul McHugh, a graudate of Harvard, who was the chairman of...

Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- An analyst who reviewed the files of the women who had late-term abortions at George Tiller’s Wichita abortion business said Tiller did the abortions illegally by not following the state law’s guidelines for when they can be done. Psychiatrist Paul McHugh said the abortions were done for specious depression reasons rather than because of legitimate medical concerns. McHugh, a professor at Johns Hopkins University said the records revealed the women having the abortions were distressed for a variety of reasons that ma be normal during pregnancy but that none of the women had "substantial and irreversible"...

The controversial investigation of Wichita physician George Tiller's abortion work concludes soon, Attorney General Paul Morrison confirmed Friday. “Our goal is to have ... a decision made before the end of the month of June,” Morrison said. The decision will not come fast enough for Rep. Ben Hodge, R-Overland Park. He resigned his seat on the House Federal and State Affairs Committee last week because he wanted the House to investigate Tiller regardless of Morrison's work. “In my opinion there was ample evidence for Morrison to pursue charges several months ago,” Hodge said Tuesday. Morrison has not revealed what, if...