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MoJo talks to the woman working to reopen Dr. Tiller’s clinic in Wichita, Kansas.

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MoJo talks to the woman working to reopen Dr. Tiller’s clinic in Wichita, Kansas.

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Foundation buys Dr. Tiller’s clinic to bring abortion services back to Wichita

Ever since Dr. Tiller was shot and killed by anti-choice activist Scott Roeder over three years ago, his former clinic has been vacant and Wichita has been without an abortion provider. But that may soon change. The Wichita Eagle reports:

The building that housed the practice of murdered abortion provider George Tiller has been sold to a foundation planning to re-establish abortion services in Wichita, The Eagle has learned.

Documents filed with the Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday indicate that the Trust Women Foundation is now sole owner of the building at 5107 E. Kellogg that previously housed Tiller’s clinic, Women’s Health Care Services.

The foundation is run by Julie Burkhart, an abortion-rights activist and former Tiller employee. Her group ...

Ever since Dr. Tiller was shot and killed by anti-choice activist Scott Roeder over three years ago, his former clinic has been vacant and Wichita has been without an abortion provider. But that may soon change. ...

May 31st, 2009: Welcome to America

When I came to America six-and-a-half years ago, I was fairly sure I knew this country. My mother is American, I’ve been a citizen my whole life, and before I moved here for college, we used to visit for two or three weeks every year. I’d seen lots of the East Coast, and California, and Missouri, and Colorado. I was fairly sure I understood the USA.

A week into my freshman year, I realized that I knew almost nothing. I didn’t know America. America was different. It was complicated. It was really, really diverse and the small bits of it that I knew well weren’t in any way representative of the nation, nor was the college campus where I would be ...

When I came to America six-and-a-half years ago, I was fairly sure I knew this country. My mother is American, I’ve been a citizen my whole life, and before I moved here for college, we used to ...

Forthcoming HBO Special on Dr. Tiller

The brains behind True Blood has another show up his sleeve. Alan Ball, who’s the executive producer of many of my friends’ top DVR selection, is working on a new show called Witchita. The new drama will be based on Dr. Tiller,  who was, for many years the figurehead of political and cultural tensions.

Ball is teaming up with Devin Friedman, who wrote the the 2010 GQ article “Savior vs. Savior” about Dr. Tiller. Hearing that this series will be on mainstream(ish) TV made me both interested and wary.

Dr. Tiller, who was the medical director of the Women’s Health Care Services facility, was shot and killed by anti-choice activist Scott Roeder in 2009. He also survived an assassination attempt in 1993 and was a ...

The brains behind True Blood has another show up his sleeve. Alan Ball, who’s the executive producer of many of my friends’ top DVR selection, is working on a new show called Witchita. The new drama will be ...

On the second anniversary of Dr. George Tiller’s assassination

Because today is the second anniversary of George Tiller’s assassination, it’s hard to not write about the anti-choice culture of violence that contributed to his death. It’s hard to not write about the forces that continue to threaten other critical abortion providers like Dr. Leroy Carhart. Just last week, a man was arrested in Wisconsin while on his way to kill the doctors and staff at a local Planned Parenthood.

But today, folks aren’t focusing on the hatred that took George Tiller’s life, but on the life that inspired so many. RH Reality Check has a great blog series up today of folks talking about Tiller. Here I thought I’d feature ...

Because today is the second anniversary of George Tiller’s assassination, it’s hard to not write about the anti-choice culture of violence that contributed to his death. It’s hard to not write about the ...

What We Missed

Another singer, R&B and soul vocalist Teena Marie, died yesterday.

A federal investigation continues in Kansas City on whether or not Dr. George Tiller’s assassination was part of a larger conspiracy.

Amanda Marcotte and Moe Tkacik discuss the rape allegations against Julian Assange on Bloggingheads. Also, Assange has made a $1.3 million book deal, one he claims he was “forced” to make.

Two steps forward for NYC: After tons of mobilizing, the NYPD has announced they will be changing how their sex crimes reporting and statistics are handled. Also, the New York City Council passed a new law that would create more transparency when students are arrested.

Another singer, R&B and soul vocalist Teena Marie, died yesterday.

A federal investigation continues in Kansas City on whether or not Dr. George Tiller’s assassination was part of a larger conspiracy.

Amanda ...

What We Missed

Here’s a preview of the documentary narrated by Rachel Maddow, “The Assassination of Dr. Tiller,” which airs on Monday, October 25th at 9 pm Eastern.

The Obama Administration released a report today on the recession’s impact on women.

Really, guys? AP asks: “Will straight and gay troops have to shower next to one another?”

NPR has fired their senior news analyst Juan Williams for making anti-Muslim remarks on Fox News.

Here’s a preview of the documentary narrated by Rachel Maddow, “The Assassination of Dr. Tiller,” which airs on Monday, October 25th at 9 pm Eastern.

The Obama Administration released a report today on the recession’s ...

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