The Killing of George Tiller: A "Pro-life" Murder?

"Pro-life" as the self-description of the anti-abortion movement has a fundamental flaw at its heart. The moral absolute of "life" is not applied consistently, in my view, by the majority of those in this movement. Many in the "pro-life" anti-abortion movement seem to me to only be pro-life in the case of abortion -- unlike those who hold an ethic of life across a range of moral issues, not only abortion but also war and the death penalty, This makes "pro-life" in regard to abortion not only an inconsistent ethic, but an unstable one.

Nothing exposes this fundamental inconsistency and instability in the ethic of life as a description of the anti-abortion movement more than "pro-life" murder.

Dr. George Tiller, one of the most prominent and controversial abortion providers in the country, was gunned down Sunday n Reformation Lutheran Church while he was serving as an usher. Tiller has long been a focal point of protest by abortion opponents because his Kansas clinic is one of the few in the country where late-term abortions are performed. He had been shot before and survived.

The Washington Post is reporting that an arrest has been made of a man matching the description of the shooter. Scott Roeder, the suspect in the murder of George Tiller, "is known in anti-abortion circles as a man who believes that killing an abortion doctor is justifiable."

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/susan_brooks_thistlethwaite/2009/05/the_killing_of_george_tiller_a_pro-life_murder.html

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claims, "We of the Pro-Life Movement" regret that George Tiller was unable to have a "trial of a jury of his peers and to have a proper execution."

That is why I have only met one Pro-Life advocate in my long life. You cannot be "Pro-Life" if you are pro-war and pro-execution. You cannot sanction death.

Terry is anti-abortion, and anti-life.

That Planned Parenthood shelters pedophiles? That "pro-abortion" people are involved with enabling child predators?

Here is a quote pulled from my sister-in-law's Facebook page, after she posted her disgust with the murder of Dr. Tiller:

"<Regarding the murderer> He certainly is not a respected member of a legitimate pro-life group. But I didn't read anything about the shooter belonging to an organization that promotes hate or "is feedling rhetoric to whoever listens." Is he part of some organized fringe group? I haven't heard that. And the pro-abortion side is guilty of systematic and institutionalized promotion on a national scale of unspeakable crimes as well - like enabling child sexual abuse http:// www. childpredators .com /ReadReport.cfm <link broken so nobody would accidentally click on it> Wouldn't you like to say, "But this ain't in our club?" Unless you believe it is representative of how the pro-abortion movement desires. It's certainly arguable that a large corportation like Planned Parenthood that shelters pedophiles is contributing to the problem , but we can't touch that sacred cow. And I know all about the doctor's history, he's a strong pro-abortion figure."

All I could say to that was "Who is stupid enough to believe that shit?" She replied that I needed to do my research and face the uncomfortable facts. I challenged her to give me REAL facts, not some website created by some sick person to espouse their screwed up world view. No reply from her yet.

We knew that this issue was going to come back once President Obama took office, particularly now that there's a good chance we might get a pro-choice justice appointed to the Supreme Court. The crazies are coming out of the woodwork again.

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When you kill someone who doesn't subscribe to the doctrine's of your religion isn't that a hate crime? And when you preach that is okay to kill those who don't subscribe to the doctrines of your religion, doesn't that make you an accessory to murder?