Dr. George Tiller Murdered: Sound Off

In spite of this, it is actually quite safe to be an abortion doctor. Over the years, and 50 million American abortions, including Dr. Tiller's murder, there have been four fatal shootings killing 5 people and one bombing killing one and severely maiming a nurse. So the chance of being shot for doing an abortion is literally, almost one in a million.

It is sad that these “so-called Christians” hurt the name of the truly Christ like person.The people that are happy with his death are in spirit just as guilty as the man who did the murder. Dr. Tiller was a man IN CHURCH the day he was murdered. How low can people go? I wish to express blessings and love to Dr, Tiller's family, friends, and others who's lives he made better by his living and work.

Let no one be in doubt that this was an act of religious terrorism, right here in the heartland of America.

As for Operation Rescue, maybe they think no one else remembers that they were among the first to talk piously about the murder of abortion providers being “justifiable homicide”. They are wrong, and their early efforts in that arena render them morally responsible for this action.

If you are one of those who feels sympathetic toward the murderer because of your own personal views on abortion, consider this: you've just seen what life under a fundamentalist religious government would look like. Don't think that the terrorism will stop if they manage to have abortion made illegal again; they'll just take aim on the next item on the list — and sooner or later, it will be one of YOUR beliefs that isn't Christian enough for them.

THE MUDERER OF DR.TILLER SHOULD AND WILL BE SENTENCED TO DEATH! I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THE ANTI CHOICE MOVEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY. WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR ENERY INTO SAVING THE CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE HOMELESS AND DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT. YOU ARE A BUNCH OF DAM HYPOCRITES!

Type your comment here. The suspect is a true hero. Kind of similar to murdrering Hitler.

I have to disagree with the term “religious terrorism”. We don't even know the background of the shooter, so your making an assumption based on empty facts.

Sylvia you seem to have a lot of built up anger. Pro-lifers have the same rights as Pro-choicers. I don't appreciate being called a hypocite, just because we disagree!

Glad to see him dead. Hypocrite in church on Sunday then killing the unborn on Monday.

Mondern day Hitler dead and gone “good ridance you piece of trash”. I hope he burns in hell.

Abortion was legal in the US until the late 19th century (the heathens!!!)….and if God did not want the procedure, then it would be deadly for women….as it is, too many women will always die if the procedure is made illegal again….
War is murder too, tho the same people who condemn abortion run to war in the name of 'patriotism'… it's sick sick stuff…
Dr. Tiller will be in heaven, cuz he lived in the truth…and believed his calling…the man who shot him will be in hell, if you believe in either…the man who shot him was lured into hate and division, a real disease in this country now…
I find the abortion debate laughable now, since the christian-loving republicans had full power from '02 to '06, and did absolutely nothing about it….something the pro-lifers really don't wanna look at….too inconvenient…easier to racket up the dialogue again when the 'opposition' is back in power…
rest in peace, Dr. Tiller, you were a good man….

Wow. I wonder if those who are cheering the murder of Dr. Tiller also cheer when they hear about the Taliban taking people's rights away due to their beliefs? As one who was raised in a christian family and studied the bible, I know that there is nothing in the bible or in the teaching of christianity that says murder is ok.
Yes, I'm assuming that the shooter/killer did this act based upon a religious belief. I assume that because everyone else who has done things like this claim their beliefs compelled them to do this.
For those who are pro-life/anti-choice: find a way to make sure that the children who ARE born are taken care of; physically, emotionally, mentally…THAT would be what Christ wanted you to do. There are millions of children in America that do not have healthy lives (in many ways), but the goal of pro-life/anti-choice people seems to be only to make sure that children are born…once they are born they get ignored by these people.
Finally, stop with the vitriole – on both sides. It's what inflames people like the shooter. Start talking to each other respectfully and responsibly and see if we can find an answer where abortion isn't necessary.

Wow. I wonder if those who are cheering the murder of Dr. Tiller also cheer when they hear about the Taliban taking people's rights away due to their beliefs? As one who was raised in a christian family and studied the bible, I know that there is nothing in the bible or in the teaching of christianity that says murder is ok.
Yes, I'm assuming that the shooter/killer did this act based upon a religious belief. I assume that because everyone else who has done things like this claim their beliefs compelled them to do this.
For those who are pro-life/anti-choice: find a way to make sure that the children who ARE born are taken care of; physically, emotionally, mentally…THAT would be what Christ wanted you to do. There are millions of children in America that do not have healthy lives (in many ways), but the goal of pro-life/anti-choice people seems to be only to make sure that children are born…once they are born they get ignored by these people.
Finally, stop with the vitriole – on both sides. It's what inflames people like the shooter. Start talking to each other respectfully and responsibly and see if we can find an answer where abortion isn't necessary.

Mabe the killer's defense will be he was possesed by the spirits of all of the babies this man killed…………….

It is sad when a human being rejoices in the death of an innocent person. For those of you that are so angry that you must speak ill of the dead please remember, no matter how you feel about the man's morally gray profession, he has people who love him that will be hurt by your words. A wise man once said there are two sides to every story and that someone couldn't wait to get to Uncle Adolf's house. An man is dead. Let it go.

I would guess that none of you that are leaving comments have ever had to carry a baby inside of you after being told that she would not survive birth. I have. My daughter had one of the worst cases of holoprosencephaly that the 21 specialists treating me had ever seen. Yet, even with no nose or full functioning brain, my daughter still had a heart beat. I was 7 months pregnant and would've had to carry her full term knowing that doctors had given her NO chance of survival and a 50% chance of me dying while giving birth to her. Dr Tiller made my VERY much LOVED and WANTED daughter's INEVITABLE passing easier emotionally and physically for me and my family than it would've been without his care. Matt. 7:1-5

It seems very ironic that people who take the `high` pedestal of religion find it easy to justify killing when it suits them. Doesn`t Christianity condemn this, and preach forgiveness and all that good stuff. Why is it that the religious fanatics are the most blood thirsty? The man who did this is no different than a suicide bomber.

And what about the lives of the women who are making a choice about their bodies and the life of the child being brought into a world where he/she is not wanted and most likely will not be adequately cared for. Is it better to bring in millions of unwanted babies and subject them to hardship and potentially wreck the lives of women unprepared for child rearing. No, abortion is not a good choice for birth control…but neither is giving birth to an unwanted a good choice for anyone.

Oh, the irony. Dr. Tillman took thousands of lives that were not mourned and yet when his life is taken…there's an outcry. There's hypocrisy for you!!!

I used to be the biggest pro choice advocate out there, that was until I had children of my own. Although I don't support the thought of abortions as a form of birth control, the end result is the same regardless of the reason. I much rather see an abortion done under the supervision of a trained professional by a person who does not want the responsbility of parenthood, rather then someone who will bring another unwanted child into this world to bite the fingers and toes off of, burn with cigarettes, moleste, lock in a closet, starve to death, etc. It's easy to say, “put it up for adoption” but not everyone thinks that rationally.'

Having said that, I absolutely oppose “Late term abortions”. That is murder. Those babies are fully developed with the capacity to feel pain. My stomach turned at some pictures I just saw of a late term procedure. The thought of that being practiced in America is barberic. I don't know if this doctor had children, and if he did, it is unfortunate that they are now without a father because of circumstances beyond their control.

I would never refer to this suspect as a “True hero though”.

I will preface this by saying that I am passionately pro-life. However, I do not think that this murder solved any problems. There will always be another person to take the place of someone like Tiller. If anything, it will make things worse, especially for those who are pro-life, further branding them with the stereotype of being “right-wing extremists”. In this scenario, no one has the right to take another person's life; however, I find it interesting that there will be many angry people responding to Tiller's murder, yet do not give a second thought to the fact that this doctor spent years of his life murdering our most innocent and vulnerable. Either way, murder is not the answer.

The man who murdered Dr. Tiller should be executed. Also, we should put people like Randall Terry in a concentration camp so we can keep an eye on them.

the culture of death – got a problem – kill it

ps – “Christians” = terrorists.

I am with Craig.
Did he suffer….enough?

If I kill a human embryo, no problem.

If I kill an American Eagle embryo, I go to prison.

Dr. Tiller was “in church” Why was he in church since the Bible condems murdering? Why is it ok to kill a baby but not ok to kill a grown man?

how could someone say that dr tiller the killer was like martin luther king? dr tiller was paid alot of money to kill unborn babies….and the pro abortion people are killing a large percentage of the black population by performing abortions on them… this is not good for our black americans… i am pro life but i am not pro murder of dr tiller…every pro life person does not want anyone to be murdered…. that is why they are pro life… we understand that the vast majority of abortions are performed when the mom wishes she had not gotten pregnant…. ( unlike the poor person who had a child who was going to die anyway and they performed an abortion on her so that she would not have to risk her life in childbirth)
…. dr tiller's murder is not something that pro lifers wish for… it is wrong to accuse us of thinking something that YOU think we are thinking…. also, one person commented that pro lifers just want to stop abortion and then forget about the living child.. this is not true… pro lifers want all the babies… there are many people waiting to adopt children… these murdered babies could have a good life if their parents allowed them to live…

To operation rescue and all Pro-life individuals: The taking of a life is murder in your book. Your groups feel abortion regardless why done is murder. With this said, what do you call your actions today? Rightful kill, acting Christ like, doing Christ works? A womans choice is just that, no one has the right to take that away from here or retaliate upon her “legal & Lawful right. Obviously the ones that complain agianst abortion carry murderous desires within thier own hearts, and know nothing of the heart of a woman that has to make a choice at the darkest time of her life. It's her choice to seek the Physician; why not murder her too? Do you really know why you stand on street corners and terrorize to be mothers, young children, and society with your over exaggerate pictures and discriminative chants and nastiness? It is because you see strength around you that you could never achieve. It is not about the fetus that you display your foolish activities to society, it is for your own personal gratification of self recognition. As for the individual that said I hope Dr. Tiller is not a Catholic, shame on you. Picture your Lord upon that cross and remember all he taught. In your religion, may he forgive your sharp tounge. To all you foolish people, tell me, whom is next on your murderous list! Dr. Tiller & Family, Pro-Choice providers everywhere, we are always needed, be not afraid, and do exactly what Dr. Tiller would have us do; Unite and proceed forward. I am so sorry for such a great loss.

George Tiller was in it for the mighty nice stardard of living killing children provided him. Look at the research even “pro-choice” research shows even late term abortions are for convinence in large.

Kill one man = terrorists, kill countless inocent children+ hero wow weird diffinations

your so tolerant , that's what I love about liberals they are always tolerant of THEIR beliefs, but everyone else should be locked up

being in the abortaion industry is far more dangerous for babies.

my life would be better if my ex-husband were dead, so a hit man would be a hero by your diffinition.

Sue the groups that incite violent behavior . Just as the KKK produces violent hateful killers and says, oh, we didn't do it, the group can still be sued. One clan group was sued and backed off after that.

The lies and exaggerations pertaining to “late term” abortions encourages hatred of women and those who help them.

This violence must be stopped. I saw a cop on the news respond that he wasn't surprised of the murder of Dr. Tiller considering what the doctor does. That is unacceptable.

So as long as their are children suffering somewhere in the world, it's open season on babies?

Teresa , if sylvia like humans at all she could not defend a man who could hold the squimming body of a child in his hand and ram a suction devce into it's brain.

Wow a calling to kill innocent children and make big bucks at it> I was unaware that callings worked like that

Innocent person…… Please he was a monster. i know that I should not be rejoicing, but I have a hard time not rejoicing in the fact that babies that were scheduled for execution tomorrow, will be alive at sunset tomorrow. One man dead and in his pace several babies alive…. hard not to have some joy in that

I think it should be that George's mother no longer wanted to be bothered by his existence and had a super late term abortion, then the shooter could olnly be charged with practicing medicine without a liscence

You are lying about your case, you did not have 21 specialists and giving birth was not a 50/50 chance of dying. Tiller killed your baby so that you would not have to suffer throught the heatbreak of carrying a doomed child, heaven forbid that anyone ever have to do anything that is unpleasent or inconvenent.

The Reformation Lutheran church supported Tiller over other pro-life members because Tiller was a big donor, This is a chruch that was currupt and no longer served the LORD. Althought the ELCA does not condone abortion it does not oppose it ether, this chruch prayed to Tiller during the summer of mercy i stead of praying for a greater underanding of God's will

So the cop had to be Surprised by your belief- bring on the thought police. What lies are you refering to?

Lets see the KKK felt it ok to kill people because of who they are (
Black) You believe it's ok to kill people because of who they are ( fetus) Wow your stupid

Now THATS what I call a late term abortion baby!
Do I get the feeling that there is one Dr. Death roasting in hell right about now?
The people at right to life call this a Cowardly Act?
The man who shot this piece of human trash should be given a MEDAL in a sane world!
Its just too bad he wasnt aborted in the same barbaric fashion that he killed tens of thousands of
babies over the years!
Calling this murder is like calling Barrack Obama moral considering his avid support of people like this.
He was a criminal, and what he did was the most blatant form of human rights violations against the most innocent
of people on the planet!
Obama and Sevillies are human rights violators of the worst kind.
Now maybe we can start a trend of seeing bastards like this gunned down where they “worship”…
God should have done us all a favor and struck this hypocrity down where he stood when he entered any chruch!
Then this late term abortion wouldnt have been neccesary now would it?
And the decent human being who aborted him wouldnt have to sit in a jail for a long time do to this Heroic act!

“The clinic itself is unusual in that it offers funerary services to its patients. Some of these services include photographs, footprinting and handprinting, baptism, cremation, arrangement for burial in or out of state, and arrangement for amniocentesis and/or autopsy. “

Is this stuff true?? If it is, it sounds pretty sick.. Funerals and pictures of near-term aborted babies??
Please tell me that someone made this crap up!

Dr. Tiller got what he deserved. And I pray for his soul. My only problem is. Who in the world allowed this man to be an usher in the church? And his wife is singing in the quior? Do these people read thier Bibles? For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be (Psalm 139:13-16).

Jarizpe, if your life was in danger, then most Americans, even pro-lifers support your having an abortion. Very very few people would ever expect you to give your life to bear a baby that probably would not survive or even one that would. But Tiller did not just do cases like yours. He killed babies who were perfectly fine and only a month or two from birth. These children could have been adopted by people like me who would love to have an infant. Americans who want to adopt infants often have to pay thousands to go to foreign counties to adopt. Tiller was a mass murderer. I am sorry his killer could not use the law to stop this mass murder, but that it what our country has come to. I do not condone what the killer did, but I can understand his frustration with the apathy of many Americans toward the lives of yet to be born babies and the injustice of our laws. Now we have The Abortion President Obama in the White House. it's an Obamination.

Operation Rescue claims innocence but they're obviously hiding the truth – notice how their website “disappeared”. I'm not an advocate for late-term abortions but what kind of so – called Christian murders in a house of worship??? Tiller's murderer is not a hero but a total idiot who basically pushed the Right To Life Movement back several decades and unraveled everything that they fought for. Operation Rescue is now under the Fed's microscope – serves the hypocrites right.

Actually, about one third of black pregnancies end in abortion. Why are seven out of ten abortion clinics located in black areas? UMMM, let's see, could it be some people with big money want to encourage blacks to murder their own children. Wonder what their motivation for THAT is? I am white but I get called a racist for opposing Obama who is very pro-abortion. Funny since I live in a largely black town and send my daughter to a mostly black school. Power to the People? How can blacks have power to the people unless they have the people? Does anyone in this forum celebrate Hitler's death, or Saddam's. They also were heinous mass murderes like Tiller. If you don't believe in capital punishment or the killing of rogue dictators then fine, you are just very pro-life. That's why you are so affected by Tiller's muder. But you should also be mourning the deaths of the wee babes he destroyed. I feel sorry for his family because they probably loved him, but I am sorry, I can't say I'm not glad he won't be killing anymore.

A woman does not have the moral right to take the life within her. And the people do have the right to tell her what she can do with her body. We tell every man eighteen and over he has to register to possibly have his body enlisted into the service and shipped anywhere in the world the government sees fit. We tell all children their bodies have to go to school and have to have vaccines injected into them before they can go to school. We tell every body that sits in a car that it must be buckled in. We tell every body that it can't consume certain drugs. We have a moral right and responsibility to protect the lives of our citizens. The Constitution provides a right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. The founders didn't put life first for nothing. Without life, you can't have the other two. It's time we start accepting that if we are going to have open sex then we are going to have unplanned pregnancy. it should not be shamed or made fun of. Pregancy is the most beautiful thing in the world because a marvelous human being is being formed therein. Women are the epicenter of the universe. No one, not even Jesus himself, ever entered the world but through a woman. These women need support from society to bring their children into the world. If they can't support the the child, there are loving parents waiting to adopt. Often it's not the woman who wants the abortion; it's the mom, boyfriend, husband, grandma, dad or other powerful influence in the woman's life. That's not choice. Live baby, dead baby; some choice!

Don't make judgements on a group based on a few opinions! Not all Christians rejoice in the murder of Dr. Tiller. I for one do not. Not because I agree with what he did, in fact I abhor what he did…murder the most innocent people…those with everything but a voice. But it is not our place to judge or carry out justice. That is for God alone!

Luke 9:54 And when His disciples James and John saw this ( Samaritans not allowing Jesus lodging) , they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?”
55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.”

So how could anyone acting as a Christian take the life of a man who works as an abortionist,
in a church, no less?

And those who would like to silence those who call for us to recognize the sanctity of
preborn life, now have a horrible act to associate pro-life people with. We will see them protrayed as deadly extremists , like this man who was completely out of the bounds of Christian
morality. Yes, this is terrible , in many, many ways.

Even Operation Save America (formerly known as Operation Rescue) has immediately
made statements condeming this outside-the-law ( in legal AND Christian terms ) violence.

We must somehow govern the level of respect for human life so that all life is considered
sacred.

In Faith

Learn to spell. Poor spelling makes you come off like an idiot.

I think they both will have their own hell to bear.

Most of these responses are ridiculous. If you people would read your Bible your convictions would be CLEAR. But unfortunately most of the reactions to this story across the web are nothing but echoes of a soulless, liberal view. Hell will be full of people arguing THEIR opinion and THEIR view. Wake up people, there's only correct view – God's.

When I asked my Grandma, who is incredibly liberal in her beliefs, she gave me the best answer to this mess anyone has ever said. “In my opinion, there should be no unwanted babies.” With unprotected, careless sex there are bound to be consequences both large and small.

You are a disgusting individual. What he did for women was NOT illegal….what was done to him WAS. It is a very sad day in Wichita, KS.

WRONG Diane….you are SOOOO wrong. He didn't do late term abortions on “perfectly fine.” Are you an idiot? Adoption? LOLOLOLOL!!! Do you realize there are 10,000 children needing a home every MONTH in the state of California? If you TRULY wanted to adopt, AGE would not be an issue…That has always been a problem for me…you ONLY want to adopt infants when there are so many wonderful children needing a home. Face the facts….YOU ARE AN IDIOT. The injustice of our laws is allowing MEN to flop atop vehicles screaming at 9 year olds who are carrying their FATHERS children that they should keep their panites on so they wouldn't have to kill their babies! That is disgusting!!!! I was THERE

They ALWAYS hide the truth when something like this happens! It makes me sick… I am praying for an increase in laws with the Pro-Life movement. We managed to get a few laws in place to make it safer, but they were so minimal that it didn't matter much. Now…its time for CHANGE! Randall A. Terry (RAT) is an A**hole, but at least he spoke the truth today about how the Pro=Life movement REALLY felt.

You are a truly SICK human being. He was a sick, COWARDLY human. Even his EX wife said so. His own son had nothing to do with that piece of trash…..maybe you should “adopt” him? FREAK!

Lori, I pray for you. You sound very hurt. The truth of abortion is that the majority are done for convenience.
Children are an inconvenience. We are living in a culture of death. If you have a problem – kill it.

He did do late term abortions on perfectly fine babies. I know, my baby was 6 months old, was kicking, could hiccup, was about a foot long, could hear my voice and feel my pain when Dr. Tiller chopped it up into pieces, sucked it out and threw it away in the trash.

There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about my baby and how it was murdered. Although he may have done some good, he was an equal opportunity abortion Dr.. It didn't matter how old you were or why you wanted your baby aborted, he collected your money and performed the abortion.

Dr. Tiller did perform later term abortions on perfectly fine babies. I was only 15 years and my parents took me there. I was devastated and I still am to this day. That was nearly 20 years ago. I wonder how many babies he has aborted over the decades.

This was cold blooded, pre-meditated murder. I fail to understand how the termination of a fetus that is not viable, or the termination of a fetus that is imposing a serious health risk to the mother is viewed by these religious zealots as murder. Obviously the lives of the currently living have little or no value to them. Of those who are so adamantly opposed to the abortions, how many of you have taken unwanted, mentally or physically handicapped babies into your homes to take responsibility for them for the rest of your lives? How many of you have stepped up to the plate and offered to cover the mental or physical health expenses for the remainder of the life of a mother who is at risk of physical or mental damage should she bring the fetus to term? How many of you have considered and have taken on personal and financial responsibility of one of the millions of LIVING impoverished, poor and dying children around the world? How many of you “Pro-life” and “Christian” responders currently live a MODEST life and apply the remainder of your income toward all of these unwanted, uncared for starving, unhealthy or needy children whether they be the product of unwanted North American pregnancies or orphaned or impoverished children around the world? Ho

This was cold blooded, premeditated murder of a law abiding citizen. Yes, he was law abiding or he would have been convicted on those previous charges. It baffles me how these extremists fail to take into consideration that the killing of Dr Tiller was a violent and illegal act, both in the eyes of American Law and the 10 Commandments that they profess to live by. The people responsible for bombing his clinic in the 80's, Shelley Shannon who shot Dr Tiller in his arms in 1993, and the man who murdered him yesterday are all terrorists, not saints.

I fail to see how the termination of a fetus that is not viable (healthy) or that poses a physical or mental health risk to the mother is to be considered murder?? Of those of you respondents who believe that it is, how many of you live a MODEST lifestyle and dedicate the rest of your income to support the health and housing needs of the children from these births? How many of you have stepped up to the plate and brought a severely medically or physically handicapped child into your home and agreed to love, care for and be responsible for his/her medical costs and care for the rest of his/her life? How many of you have offered financial support and housing for the rest of her life to an expectant mother who faces the risk of long term physical or psychological damage as a result of bringing such a pregnancy to term? How many of you drink, smoke, gamble, take vacations, watch cable TV but don't sponsor the millions of starving and ill children around the world whose mothers were either uneducated enough to use birth control, for whom abortion was not an option, and who may have even been forced to have intercourse and may have even since contracted AIDS and died leaving these children as orphans? Is it only unborn (and likely not viable) fetuses in North America that concern you? How many of you respondents that are against these abortions are really only concerned about the white unborn fetuses? How many of you only donate time and money to charity when there is a benefit to your own little community, or your own friends or family? Hypocrites!

The money that Dr Tiller earned, practicing legal medicine in his clinic is no more “blood money” than the money spent by others frivolously instead of helping the sick, dying and starving around the world. If you “pro-lifer's” are serious about your campaign, put a stop to the terrorism against law abiding citizens and put your money where your mouth is; take financial, moral and legal responsibility of all of the victims (fetuses and mothers) of pregnancies that in a normal ethical and democratic society would have been terminated.

deluded, deluded christians. shame on you. best be figuring out a way to feed the thousands that succumb daily to starvation rather than patting yourselves on the back for murdering a law abiding citizen.

How is it cowardly to stand up for what you believe in, when you know that you will go to prison for a long long time if you do it. No matter what you think of Tiller, you have to admit that his killer was not a coward. Many will think him a champion of his cause. I keep seeing these statements that call him “cowardly” and cannot fatham how people can call him a coward. He is definitely a killer, he is definitly a criminal (by law), but he is not a coward. Cowards choose to avoid their problems rather than face them. Hmm, kind of like having an abortion to avoid the complications of being a parent.

Death is not judgement it is only transition. God will carry out His judgement on Tiller. It may or may not reflect my opinions on Tiller's actions. In time God will judge me as well. I pray that His opinion of me is different then my own. My point is death is not judgement, it is only death. Judgement is what comes next.

It is wrong to murder. It is wrong to murder helpless babies and it's wrong to murder the murderer. Both of these murderers can now fight it out in hell. Satan wins another one.

Wow Dave. The first accurate comment on this topic. Everyone takes one side or the other, but neither side is defensible. Satan has indeed won this round.

I have a question…Since when did morals become the sole property of the “religious right”? How does anyone here profess to know the murderer of Tiller was a religious zealot? To say that is to imply that Liberals in general have no morals. While that would seem to be true…I can't say for sure because I refuse to make such a ridiculous assumption like that. But I will say this….Tiller, who has killed thousands of innocent children over the years, has now become a murder victim himself, in a church no less. Looks like karma's a b1tch…

I am NOT religious. I am NOT a right wing person. I am NOT a left wing person. Like many in America, I am independent and stuck firmly in the middle.

I am NOT pro-life, and I am NOT pro-choice. I take a middle stance, like many. As a mother of 3 children, I can understand (though wouldn't do it myself) how a woman might need to get an abortion. I think within the first 12 weeks, that is a woman's right to make the decision.

That's fine with me, really. However, this man was BEYOND those realms…he preformed late term abortions on infants that were old enough to be viable outside the womb. THAT is murder. To stick a screw in a 8 (or 8 1/2 month) baby and kill it when it could breathe and live outside the womb is barbaric and inexcusable. I'm sorry.

This country needs to make it easier to ADOPT the babies that aren't wanted. An 8 month old baby should NEVER be aborted. NEVER. It's a baby that's fully developed, and can live without ANY help from machines or medicine.

Sorry…..it's a good day when this barbarian and money hungry psychopath is gone. And in a church no less…he shouldn't have even been allowed in a church.

Nadia…late term abortion are done on viable/healthy babies all the time. Just walk in and tell the doctor you have depression because of the pregnancy and they consider that a health issue? I'm depressed that children are killed like that….does that give me right to kill the mothers or doctors who make that choice? Absolutely not…When Roe V. Wade was first hashed out in the Supreme Court it was argued that it was for health reasons and the Supreme Court said viable babies could not be killed. I believe the litmus test was abortion during the first 2 trimesters was legal and illegal after that because at that time they became viable….and as medical science has advance so has the trimester at which abortion is legal. They have pushed the envelope on this one. No one doubted this would be the final outcome…it was what was feared to begin with. And more often than not….abortion has become an issue of convenience rather than medical. If you don't know that you're either blind or ignorant. And judging from your rants…I'm guessing the latter. Is murder wrong? Absolutely…whether it be a man who has become, what some would call, a mass murderer….or the murdering of the most innocent of our society…Either way it's wrong. I can't say I've shed any tears over what has happened….just as I'm sure you haven't shed any tears over the thousands of children who were the victims of Tiller. It's a moral issue, plain and simple….So now tell me….what law did the children/babies that Tiller chose to kill break? I would say they were the most law abiding….THE most innocent out of the group. At least Tiller HAD a chance…the babies he killed didn't. Their only crime was being born to a mother with absolutely no morals whatsoever. I'm also guessing you fall into this group…It's all blood money in the end. Most people ranting like you on here have had abortions….they want some justification for their part in the murder of their own child.

Deluded, deluded, deluded liberals…..Shame on you too….Who said the person who murdered Tiller was even a Christian? Are you implying Christains are the only people with morals? Is that what your crystalball is telling you? What law did those babies who were Tiller's victims break? You ignorant fool….

Randal Terry is another prime example of a conservative masquerading his moral conscience on America. And to say the Dr. Tiller reaped what he sowed, You Randall Terry will reap what you sow also. It may not be reaped by you personally but it could be reaped by someone near and dear to your heart. Murder is murder, so Scott listened and followed your words so now he will be separated from his family and will be jailed for many years because you felt like your ideas are stronger than God's word? You are not God, nor any of your other supporters – you did not cause any problems while the US has Republican in charge – NO INCIDENTS during the Republican watch!! You, Bill O'Reilly will have his blood on your hands. Like, you care rather or not a woman has an abortion or not, you don't like illegitimatcy, so why do you care it would be one less child you don't have on welfare-and it's none of your beeswax if a woman does not want to have her child? You don't know all the facts – and why aren't you speaking out on nasty a$$ men raping their own daughters forcing them to have retarded babies by them? Why aren't you speaking out on nasty a$$ men who stalk and rape minors? Why do you give a damn if it's not your wife, your daughter, or any other female in your family? You evil people need to stop putting God in your agenda because what you are promoting is not of God in any way shape or form. I hope all responsible for Dr. Tiller's death come to their end worst than he did.

Dr. Tiller's murder is tragic. The deliberate destruction of every human life at any stage of life is equally tragic. What makes this even worse is that he never seemed to grasp the reality of his role in this and never repented for it. God help his poor family as they face the aftermath of this event. God help each of us to see the intinsic value of every life, whether born or unborn, with whom we agree or with whom we disagree.

Mary even though you were 15 years old, your parents could not have made you have that abortion!!! When my young daughther 16 became pregnant, she said she wanted to have an abortion, it was here decision. When we went for the appointment, she changed her mind and said she wanted to keep her child and I stood by her and it was over we went home and my grandson will be 15 years old on tomorrow. People can not assume why someone wants an abortion, it's there business and people need to stay out of people's personal business because you will critical either way it goes. As far as adoption there are over 500,000 kids ready and available in the US for adoption, but Americans don't adopt American kids. Now what???

meme how do you know if gw is a “liberal” or not? That's another thing everyone thinks they can assume if someone is “liberal” or “conservative”. How about the killer is a home “grown terrorist” (you know the kind that we don't want in our own backyard) just like the DHS said to be on the look out for.

One of the 10 commandments: Thou Shall Not Kill – it did not reference any embryo or a full grown adult.
Why Dr. Tiller was “in church” was between him and HIS GOD, and you and your other pro-life whatevers not has to answer to you. Stop putting God in your evilness and Randall Terry is an extreme terriost also, who incites the weak minded to do what he wants done.

.Nadia, Starting in 1976, my husband and I opened our house to unmarried pregnant young women at the same time we were raising our own 16 children. Each of these women had been in the process of arranging an abortion. We offered free care in our home, free medical/hospital care and free legal help for adoption if they wanted it. We have seen these babies grow to mature adults, some with children of their own. Equally wonderful has been to see the confused and upset unwed pregnant girl develop into a caring mother and valuable participant in the community. Please don't dismiss prolifers as uncaring. We care so much but our efforts are severely limited by regulations that do not allow us to speak to young women before they go in to have the baby killed. Abortion is a large and very profitable industry. Prolife work is a work of the heart whose reward cannot be equalled.

Coward is what the called the murder? I might say evil or mean or something along those lines but coward doesn't come to mind. The act took more nerve them most people have. I mean can you imagine driving to the church knowing you were fixing to kill someone and knowing you would be caught and be imprisoned or killed yourself. This act was not one of a coward but of a mission minded person.
I have already heard some of the hype that all the children he killed were for the best of the child or mother. I know for a fact that some of the killings were done just because the mother decided not to have the child. If other doctors are worried about the same fate they should be sure to get 2nd and 3rd opinions before moving forward. Another point being this, if a mother has the right to have her child killed before birth just because she wants to, then she should always have that right no matter how old the child is. Mr. Rodney Long

When it is wanted is a baby when it is not is a fetus…
Let me answer to that.
I am a woman who still grieves from 2 miscarriages (babies that were so wanted my OBGYN did not believe in them. I believe it was not his choice to make, he should have referred her to another doctor.
Because her heart condition was so sever the blood supply to the fetus was compromised and the baby was not going to survive anyway.
My father learned for the first time there was something wrong when my mom cardiologist punched the OBGYN in the face screaming “she has two young daughters”
Well the result. My mother had a stroke during child birth the baby as expected died 2 hours later and my life changed. My mother was the parent that cared. I was at 10 left with the care giving responsibility of a woman who was sent home to die. My mother need a nurse, she had me. At ten was taught to give heparin shots as I was told that if I made a mistake I would kill her (not to much for a child is it?) My father had money for a nurse but remember he did not care. My mother slept 23 hours a day under havy medication and I made a chart with all her medication and shots and woke her up for medication and eating. My mother had many more strokes. I raised my sister.
She survived but was very different the intelligence level she had never returned. She was a shell of herself and very limited intellectually.
My mother wanted that baby more than anything yet she would had she had a choice she would terminate the pregnancy so she could raise me and my sister. She would have suffered the death of her son, like she did the rest of her life. She deserved the choice.
I am considering today going back to medical school with the sole purpose of replacing the murdered doctor. I believe a mother has to be given the option of raising her children.

In memory of Tina who deserved a better life than she had and is now resting with the lord and her son
In memory of Daniel the baby that was not supposed to be born.

Hold on, let me get this straight: a man kills 60,000+ innocent children and he is a good man and a hero, and another man kills one guilty murderer, and he is evil? What kind of sick, twisted logic is going on inside your skulls, people?

Actually, the bible talks of murder quite often.

Deuteronomy 17:12, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 20:13, Leviticus 20:27, Exodus 21:15, Leviticus 20:9, Leviticus 20:10, Leviticus 21:9, 2 Chronicles 15:12-1, Zechariah 13:3, Deuteronomy 13:13-19, Deuteronomy 22:20-21

This list of examples goes on and on and on. Christianity was and can often still be a very violent and intolerant religion. God may not agree with abortion, but I am sure he would not condone murder as a solution.

“Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will become astonished, and he will rule over all things.”-Jesus (Gnostic Teachings)

uh oh… are you ashamed to put your name to your own rant; yes, it's a rant. No, I've never had an abortion, yes I give generously to charity and no not ignorant, but definitely pro-choice. The fetuses were not yet babies as they weren't born, and who is anyone to tell a woman that they have an obligation to carry to term if the fetus is not viable or if there are significant health concerns. I don't believe that abortion should be used as a method of birth control, but that is simply my opinion as you have your opinion and neither of us can simply impose those on the expectant mothers. What needs to happen if doctors are aborting viable fetuses in late term with no foreseen harm to the expectant mother is that those doctors be prosecuted. Tiller was not convicted and is innocent in the eyes of the law. It is a democratic society; majority rules. Obviously the majority is pro-choice or we would not be having this conversation.

I stood outside Tiller's clinic with my brother in 1991. His friend Nasha got us together to help support Tiller and all the work he did when Operation Rescue first came to town. I was a Junior in High School then. The term justifiable homicide is not in the Bible. That term has been made up by humans to make themselves feeel better. In reality this was a man who put his own life in jeopardy on a daily basis to secure the well being and freedoms of others. I heard about one late term abortion he performed on NPR yesterday. A 10 year old rape victim who they didn't know was pregnant until late. It's not Tiller that evil in this scenario. It's the rapist…..
Murder is murder is murder- there just is no justification for it.

He swore as a dr., to save lives….He took 60,000 babies with heartbeats and who would become viable people, not goats, not monkeys…PEOPLE….He was a killer and think if you live by the sword, you fall on it somewhere along the way….There are outraged people out there trying to protect the little ones who are as crazy as he was….High profile guy and took a big chance, made lots of money..Do not think killing of any kind cures anything….but he held himself way out there

It would seem you are ignorant…the majority of people in this country are against abortion…The Supreme Court made the decision…not the people…Pro-choice you say? Your choice would have been NOT to have unprotected sex…not to kill another human being…which is what Tiller did on a daily basis…and lived a good life through the blood of those children. If an 8 month along child is not a child….how is a preemie a child? Tiller killed enough children to populate a small town, 60,000…Yep…you're VERY ignorant…

Rant? Nope…just the facts…lol

I do not rejoice in his murder, however I feel no loss with his death. An abortion doctor is NOT a doctor—he's a murder. An abortion doctor can NOT be a Christian, because they are in direct conflict with each other. Mr Tiller is not in Heaven, he is in hell—where he belongs. Was it right to murder him? NO, it wasn't….just like it's not right for him to murder countless babies. But at the same time, the world is a much better place without this evil-doer. It's only going to get worse with this fool in office they call our president. Mister Obama is NOT my president, he is going to run this country into the ground—and abortions are going to take off at an alarming rate because of him. America WILL be brought to its knees—mark my words.

To the Tiller's family—I'm sorry you lost your family member, but I feel no remorse for you as you are just as part of his murders for not stopping him. How can you sleep at night knowing someone in your family is performing murder every day? How can you sleep???

Actually, not one baby has ever been killed by an abortion (at least not that I'm aware of–it would have to be a pretty strange situation).

The fact that you would dare compare a man who performed some medical procedures to a man who slaughtered millions of innocent HUMAN BEINGS (as opposed to to unliving potential ones) shows how ignorant and disgusting you are.

The pictures of Dr. Tiller's “work” show his business–murdering babies for cold hard cash. Apparently business was good. He stuck with it for so many years. I suppose one might become hardened to the site of butchered babies in time. Maybe the thought of the profit he was making helped. Either way, he was no hero. However, people taking the law into their own hands and slaying doctors is not right. It goes against the peace we as a society need to function. But let us not kid ourselves–Dr. Tiller was no freedom fighter for women. He was a butcher with a medical license. Now he will have to answer to God for his deeds.

Since they will not be executed as you put it have you gotten in line to adopt one or are you just full of hot air?

No Brad you should be in line to adopt, or are you just blowing off hot air with no real commitment except to try and make everyone live under your version of morality?

Be happy! if you were a woman you'd have a choice. Under the religious Taliban world that Operation Rescue proposes none of us would have a choice.

Oh they are children now. Did your mother get a tax excemption when she got pregnent or when she gave birth? Get a life and stop trying to make the rest of us live by your morality. Be happy you can practice it, and don't lose sleep knowing there are others in the world who don't conform to your form of morality.

Not too many years ago…it was legal to own slaves in this country….going back a few more years..it was legal to burn accused “witches” at the stake. So, just because something is said to be “legal” doesn't make it right.

The use of “Mr. Tiller” instead of “Dr. Tiller” is, at best, a slight that is truly unfortunate. Dr. Tiller was a respected member of the medical community. He performed procedures in accordance with the law, whether or not some like it. I know you have an axe to grind, but at this time, don't you think it would be charitable not to diminish his professional credentials? Surely you would want others to treat you with respect.

(I refer, of course to the following: “We are shocked at this morning’s disturbing news that Mr. Tiller was gunned down. Operation Rescue has worked for years through peaceful, legal means, and through the proper channels to see him brought to justice. We denounce vigilantism and the cowardly act that took place this morning. We pray for Mr. Tiller’s family that they will find comfort and healing that can only be found in Jesus Christ.”)

You should all count your blessings that you have never been in the situation some of these women have. My body was shutting down due to a condition my baby had. If I wouldn't have had the abortion, we both would have died.

My Drs knew I couldn't carry to term and live through it but there was nothing they could do. I had to see a Dr much like Dr. Tiller. And I don't regret it. I miss that little girl every single day but why should her brother lose a sister AND a mother?

You really have no right talking about something you have no experience with.

That would make you pro-CHOICE. Use your brain

Hell is real, just ask George Tiller.

nice post

I'm pretty sure those women will just go elsewhere. And if you and the people like you who support religious terrorism do manage to kill every single abortion doctor in the country, more will just rise to take their place.

Don't blame Dr. Tiller for the choice that you made, or rather, allowed your parents to make for you.

You're right. Disgusting liberals like us are so intolerant of people who want to shoot doctors! Oh what horrible and judgmental people we are.

I'm pretty sure those women will just go elsewhere. And if you and the people like you who support religious terrorism do manage to kill every single abortion doctor in the country, more will just rise to take their place.

Don't blame Dr. Tiller for the choice that you made, or rather, allowed your parents to make for you.

You're right. Disgusting liberals like us are so intolerant of people who want to shoot doctors! Oh what horrible and judgmental people we are.

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I just wanted anyone’s opinion on if I was in the wrong here, and what any of you guys would have done in this situation. So my wife is quite liberal and I’m more on the conservative side, and she’s about 3 months pregnant. She can’t work right now, so I’ve been forced to support her as of late. The thing is that about a week ago she started asking me if she could borrow $400, and being pretty secretive about the reason why. I soon found out that $400 was the average cost of a back alley abortion, which is ridiculous considering that she knows how vehemently pro-life I am. After refusing to give her the money and the countless hours of arguing that ensued, I ended up making a comment about how if she wanted to do something liberal with $400, she should take advantage of Obummer’s “http://www.satelliteinternet.com/broadband-stimulus” rel=”nofollow”> ARRA,” so that “instead of murdering our kid, he can have satellite internet at a smashing price!” (I linked it so you can actually see it’s about $400 in taxpayer money that our President chose to waste on this s**t, aren’t I so funny hah). The messed up part is that she went and told her dad, who happens to be just as liberal as her, and who also happens to own the house that we’re renting. To make a long story short, my tenancy has been “suspended” from his house (I’m now staying at my buddy’s place until this thing blows over) and he gave her the money to get the abortion. I haven’t talked to her in almost a week, so it’s pretty safe to say that she has already gone through with it. So my question is, do you think I was being inappropriate for mocking my wife and father in law’s political ideologies, or do you think I’m being unfairly persecuted because of my relative conservatism, and the Obummer joke I made has little to nothing to do with this? I’m thinking the latter.