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Today a good man, a good doctor was murdered by a rightwing fanatic, a—yes—domestic terrorist.
Dr. George Tiller was beloved by his community, his patients, because he was far more than the shallow stereotype label, "abortion doctor," we’ve come to expect from the cynical politicians who trade in emotional manipulation and the shallow stenographers of the media who let the Rethug blast faxes dictate their reporting.
We’ve seen the tradmedia fall in line this past week as they let Rush and Newt dictate their news coverage on Sonia Sotomayor.
Will we see the same distortion and half-truths about Dr. Tiller in the news coverage this week?
Perhaps the breathless coiffed anchorbots and their producers and corporate owners should take a look at another big story this week, the GM bankruptcy, and realize that business as usual is the road to business-end.
It’d be nice to hear the full story reported on Dr. Tiller and his cold-blooded killer and those who incite such acts. Instead of the verbal wrestling that is some phony "fair and balanced."
Maybe a class action lawsuit against the inciters would get their attention. It worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center against Tom Metzger. Maybe it’s time to hit these media hatemongers where it hurts the most…in their wallets.
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crossposted at Prairie Sun Rising



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thanks and rec. Prairie
heartwrenching first person tribute to Dr Tiller here
I think it would be important to provide some context for Dr. Tiller’s work. What are the clinical issues that bring patients to Dr. Tiller? I imagine that the ethical and moral issues may well be complex. Suppose the chance of survival of the fetus was very low and survival would entail a short life with much pain and suffering. At the same time, suppose the mother’s life was at high risk unless a late-term abortion were performed. Is the fetus sacrosanct under such circumstances? Under some ethical/moral belief systems it may be — but not all and who should choose? I fear the death of Dr. Tiller will only revive a simplistic abortion/anti-abortion “debate.” My hope is that some of the complexity of such situations and decisions will emerge.