University of Kansas (BS) University of Kansas, Kansas City (MD)
Known for
Abortion rights advocacy, late-term abortions
Spouse
Jeanne Tiller (m. 1964)
Children
4[2]
Medical career
Profession
Physician
Institutions
Owner-operator of Women's Health Care – Wichita, Kansas (1975–2009)
Sub-specialties
Late-term abortion[1]
George Richard Tiller (August 8, 1941 – May 31, 2009)[3] was an American physician and abortion provider from Wichita, Kansas. He gained national attention as the medical director of Women's Health Care Services, which, at the time, was one of only three abortion clinics nationwide that provided late-term abortions.[4]
On May 31, 2009, Tiller was fatally shot in the side of the head by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion terrorist, while Tiller served as an usher during the Sunday morning service at his church in Wichita. Roeder was convicted of murder on January 29, 2010, and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole until after 50 years.[5] In November 2016, Roeder's sentence was lowered to 25 years imprisonment following a resentencing hearing. Tiller's family supported the sentencing being lowered.[6]
^Tumulty, Karen (May 31, 2009). "George Tiller Murdered". Time. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009. [...]specialist in late-term [abortion] procedures
^Perez Tobias, Suzanne; Rodriguez, Joe (August 4, 2014). "George Tiller funeral draws protests but ends peacefully". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^"George Tiller shot to death at Wichita church". Kansas City Star. May 31, 2009.
^Stumpe, Joe. "Jurors Acquit Kansas Doctor in a Late-Term Abortion Case" Archived August 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, March 27, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
^"Scott Roeder Gets Maximum for Tiller Murder -- Life, With No Possible Parole for 50 Years". ABC News. January 29, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^"Scott Roeder, who killed Dr. George Tiller, gets new, lenient sentence - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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