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When George Tiller was killed a couple of weeks ago, the clinic's management said that it would close for the following week to regroup, but would reopen afterward. Or at least that's how I recall it.
That is not to be. The Tiller family announced today that the clinic would remain permanently closed.
Who can blame them? But the result is that there are only two facilities now in the U.S. where women at risk can seek late-term abortions.
I take a little bitter comfort in knowing that this move leaves abortion opponents are distraught and at a loss, for purely tactical reasons:
That is not to be. The Tiller family announced today that the clinic would remain permanently closed.
Who can blame them? But the result is that there are only two facilities now in the U.S. where women at risk can seek late-term abortions.
I take a little bitter comfort in knowing that this move leaves abortion opponents are distraught and at a loss, for purely tactical reasons:
Although Operation Rescue worked for years to close down Dr. Tiller’s clinic, his death was never the outcome Mr. Newman wished for, he said. Of the man charged with killing Dr. Tiller, he tearfully said, “This idiot did more to damage the pro-life movement than you can imagine.” (NYT)
