Unanimous Jury: Scott Roeder Murdered Late-Term Abortion Provider Dr. George Tiller

And honor the word of law. 

...is always the same.  It seems much like a terrorist group in their "propaganda."  their response is always the same..."I had to stop him,.  He was murdering." Then the murdereer become a martyr in his circle.... But I always wonder why  they do not see that they are doing the exact same thingthey say they are a gainst.    They are taking life and murdering.

Somehow they feel that their vengeance is justified to prevent more killing...even as they are doing more killing.

I have deep felelings on this issue and have done a great deal of art around this issue.  When Dr. Tiller was murdered,  I sent a photo of one of my pieces called 'I am not Guilty" to NOW Kansas...it speaks to choice and then the mysogeny of women over time and and is of a woman who is alive...and is being taken off the cross by other women ..as they say in Chorus "We are not Guilty."  Obviously this art is very controversial in some circles...but it has been very healing to many.

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I will say this as a Christian, mother, woman, writer.

I am glad they got the verdict right. I cannot stand to see my religion used as an excuse for hate.

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But a good one I think, as it contains several condemnations of this horrible murder from many prominent pro-life activists.

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/pro-lifers_condemn_...

You are so articulate. ...I've read and heard your opinion voiced repeatedly by women bloggers in the pro-life community. Another great example: Barbara from MommyLife.net, who is quoted above from my BlogHer post the day of the shooting. 

And yet at the same time, I've read some horrible, murderous comments on blogs, Facebook and Twitter. So if you have other links you want to share from the "mainstream pro-lifer", I welcome them here. Thanks.

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No one could ever convince me that there is ever a situation that warrants abortion.  I find it morally reprehensible.  THAT SAID, this viscious murder of a doctor who provided abortions, however vile and abhorrent any abortion but especially late term abortions may be, is just as horrifying to me, just as morally reprehensible.  Murder is NEVER an option; taking a life is NEVER OK. 

I find it absolutely disgusting that (a very few) people justify murder under the guise of being "pro-life".  Give me a break!  Talk about the ultimate hypocrisy! 

Not only does this destroy the families involved (both the victim's and the perpetrator's) but it presents this image that people who support the right to life are religious fanatics who think God tells them to kill people.  It's such a shame that some people will point to this to describe the feelings/actions of a main stream pro-lifer.  Nothing could be further from the truth.

I hope they throw the book at this guy.  His actions were vile.

The fact that the law is such that Tiller even had a shot at making a case to justify his actions is very disturbing.  When someone kills a man because he believes he is a killer (and the man is not a killer under the law), this should never see the courtroom. 

It also urks me he will go to his grave believing he is a martyr, not a cold blooded killer.

Laura

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From the NYT ( http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/us/30roeder.html... ):

"Mr. Roeder had developed such strong feelings about his religious faith and against abortion that he had ultimately felt compelled to shoot Dr. Tiller."

I have a lot of strong feelings, too, but that doesn't mean I am compelled to kill people who commit acts that I disagree with.  Further, the attempt of the defense and others like him to negotiate this down to a lesser charge than murder shows what they really feel about life: If they don't agree with you, you don't have a right to life.

I'm glad that Roeder was held accountable for his heinous actions.

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