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Posted 11/21/11 by Jon Newmark
Read post »Remembering Doctor Tiller in November
Posted 6/01/10 by Katie
On Memorial Day, I remembered not only our troops, but also Dr. Tiller. Dr. George Tiller was murdered by a radical right-wing fanatic in his Church on Sunday morning one year ago this Monday. Scott Roeder is now serving a life sentence for killing a man whose only crime was trusting women to make their own decisions about their bodies, but the war he’s part of is nowhere near over.
Earlier this month, the Kansas Senate – Doctor Tiller’s home state – came just one vote short of overriding the Governor’s veto of a rabidly anti-abortion bill. And of course, everyone remembers the bitter war waged over the Stupak amendment amidst health care reform. It’s reasons like that why this November is especially key to protecting choice. Here are two things you can do to remember Doctor Tiller and continue to trust women:
First, send a letter of support to Dr. LeRoy Carhart. NARAL says that since Tiller’s murder, Carhard has become the next target of anti-choice extremists. They’ve set up a handy webpage with a form letter here.
Second, come campaign with the Harvard College Democrats this November. NARAL has made a number of endorsements for the November elections, including Paul Hodes of New Hampshire, a longtime friend of the Harvard Dems. Here’s a full list of the endorsed candidates. If you’re still looking for something to do this summer, these folks might be just the thing. Or at the very least, set aside a weekend to go up to New Hampshire with us in the fall.