Abortion Provider Dr. Carthart in Danger

According to rhrealitycheck, Dr. LeRoy Carhart, who has stated that he will provide late-term abortions now that Dr. Tiller is gone, has been abandoned by the Federal Marshals that were protecting him from violence. Amidst increasing anti-choice violence and threats, including the murder of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas, one can only ask "why?". Now that anti-choicers got rid of Dr. Tiller, they are targeting Dr. Carhart in Nebraska. Operation Rescue is now attempting to get rid of Carhart using the same tactics that they used against Dr. Tiller (and we all know what happened to him) by calling for unnecessary "investigations" of Carhart’s clinic. After Dr. Tiller was murdered, they released a statement about the murderer, Scott Roeder, and stated that they would fight abortion through "peaceful and legal means". That statement is very questionable, coming from an organization whose "Senior Policy Adviser" spent two years in prison for conspiring to bomb an abortion clinic and who also possibly had ties with the murderer of Dr. Tiller.

Here is apart of their statement:

"Scott Roeder has never been a member, contributor, or volunteer with Operation Rescue. Mr. Roeder may have posted to our open blog web site, as have thousands of members of the public, including those with pro-abortion views, but he is not affiliated with this organization."

Really? People with pro-choice views can post on your website? Because I haven’t been able to get even one pro-choice comment through your moderating system. From my experience, you only allow people who you agree with to post on your website.

"We deplore the criminal actions with which Mr. Roeder is accused.

The pro-life ethic is to value all human life from the moment of conception until natural death."

Until natural death? How natural do you consider back alley abortion deaths, Operation Rescue? This is an issue that I have yet to see you cover.

The fact that Operation Rescue is targeting Dr. Carhart is not the worst of Carhart’s troubles. He is also now being targeted by the "Army of God". They have this extremely disturbing statement about Dr. Tiller on their home page

"Large numbers of innocent children scheduled to be murdered by George Tiller are spared by the action of American Hero, Scott Roeder.

George Tiller, Babykiller, reaped what he sowed and is now in eternal hell ."

(emphasis mine)

Also on their homepage, they declare Paul Hill (another anti-choice murderer) an "American Hero".

The murder of Dr. Tiller was not just one person acting out. It was an entire hate-fueled movement that has been building up for over 35 years. It was not only Scott Roeder acting out in violence on that sad day, The Army of God was with him. Operation Rescue was with him. Every person who has ever threatened abortion providers was with him. Every person who has ever stood outside of an abortion clinic in an attempt to terrorize women was with him. They are all guilty.

I’ve been deeply worried about the fate of womens rights since the death of Dr. Tiller. Dr. Tiller was one person of a small handful of abortion providers who provide much needed late-term abortions to women in distress. It’s bad enough that many women have to travel across the country to get one of these abortions. What is going to happen when Dr. Hern and Dr. Carhart are gone? Will American women have to travel outside of the country? What is the point of having abortion rights if there are no providers?

Dr. Carhart needs protection from these anti-choice zealots. Please, we must call on the Attorney General to restore protection for Carhart. You can reach the Attorney general through this number: 202-353-1555.

Please do your part to protect abortion providers. Also, take a minute to thank the abortion providers that you happen to meet. A simple "thank you" really can mean a lot to a person. They are fighting for our rights.