“Abortion is not a cerebral or a reproductive issue. Abortion is a matter of the heart. For until one understands the heart of a woman, nothing else about abortion makes any sense at all.” — Dr. George Tiller

Our dear friend, Dr. George Tiller, was shot and killed May 31, while serving as an usher in his Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas. He was one of the very few physicians providing third trimester abortion services, mainly for patients with abnormal pregnancies. His practice caused him to be constantly surrounded by controversy and protests. He had previously been shot in both arms in 1993 and his office was bombed in 1986. But he perservered.

Dr. Tiller was the FIFTH abortion physician murdered since 1990. In addition, SIX clinic workers, escorts and guards have been killed; and TWENTY doctors and staffpersons have been attacked, shot, stabbed, bombed, or kidnapped. All this because they were providing safe and legal abortion care services to women in need.

Members of the Abortion Care Community want to be able to continue to provide quality care for you and your loved ones with dignity and respect. We are honoring George Tiller’s memory by continuing to carry out his ideal: “Trust Women”. We urge you to start using your voice to help yourself, other women, and doctors who provide abortions by getting involved in one of the following ways (please see back side). If the 45 million women who have had an abortion spoke out against this violence, we would drown out the anti-choice voice. Right now we need each other, so reach out.

Dr. George Tiller Speaks Out

Let’s not only be Pro-Choice, but Pro-Voice, so the anti-choice isn’t the only thing we hear.

What Can I Do?

1. Share your story @ www.heartssite.com


2. Learn about Dr. Tiller’s work @ www.aheartbreakingchoice.com


3. Learn about abortion bullies/violence and help educate others @ www.causes.com/enoughbasta


4. Send words of support/condolences for Dr. Tiller’s family and clinic staff @ www.abortioncarenetwork.org (Friends of Tiller Facebook Cause)


5. Funds that you can donate to:
   
   George Tiller Memorial Fund
   National Network of Abortion Funds
   42 Seaverns Ave.
   Boston MA 02130


6. George R. Tiller MD Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Women’s Health
   c/o Wichita Community Foundation, 200 W. Douglas, Suite 250, Wichita KS 67202


7. Peggy Bowman Second Chance – Kansas
   2395 N. Beacon Hill, Suite 2601
   Wichita KS 67220


8. Write a note to encourage and comfort the next patient after you. You can do this in your counsel room today.


9. Volunteer at our clinic: We would like to start an email list of volunteers that we can access if we need you. We hope it will stay safe and peaceful in our Pro-Choice Washington State, but unfortunately clinic violence, harassment, and demonstrations increase when there is a Pro-Choice President. The harassing phone calls have tripled since Obama’s election and now a beloved doctor and friend has been killed in his place of worship. All in the first five months of Obama’s term. With an email list we can send you an announcement so you can respond if able.