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...life, over more than three decades, Tiller unapologetically represented the most controversial aspect of the pro-choice cause: late-term abortions. In death, antiabortion activists fear he could boost the cause. They recall the public revulsion at the murder of Dr. David Gunn in Pensacola, Fla., in 1994, and the sniper killing of Dr. Barnett Slepian near Buffalo, N.Y., in 1998. Those and other acts of violence created a groundswell - if not in favor of abortion rights, then certainly against the antiabortion movement...
...screen" of the FBI, an officer said. In 1996, Topeka police found ammunition, a blasting cap, a fuse cord, gunpowder and other items that could be used to make small bombs. He was sentenced to highly supervised probation for two years. He was expected to be charged Monday with murder and two counts of aggravated assault...
...Look, this could be some lone nut out there," said Mary Kay Culp, the head of Kansans for Life. She feared that the murder would discredit the work her group is doing through proper channels. "We work through the legislative process. This is bad because it's murder and bad because it's a threat to the integrity of an important issue...
...will be interested to see how President Obama handles the attack; on numerous occasions, including at a recent speech at Notre Dame, the President has stressed the importance of finding common ground on the issue by focusing on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies. After Gunn's 1994 murder at the hands of Michael Griffin, then President Clinton "spent millions on investigations. It had a real chilling effect on pro-life groups." Financial contributions went down and churches became skittish about hosting pro-life speakers, Mahoney said. "If you demonize the messenger you undermine the message." (See a TIME graphic...
...Obama's initial reaction was expressed in a White House statement. The President said he was "shocked and outraged" at the murder. "However profound our differences over difficult issues, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence...