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Eric Holder Directs U.S. Marshals to Protect Abortion Providers After 'Murder'
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder dispatched the U.S. Marshals Service to protect "appropriate people and facilities around the nation" in the wake of the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday morning. U.S. Marshals spokesman Jeff Carter, who confirmed the new security measures, told FOX News, "I can not disclose the subjects of our security efforts as it is the policy of the U.S. Marshals not to comment on the status of any protective detail."
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Grove Doctor Subject of Abortion Documentary
A film crew from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania was in Grove nearly three years ago to film a documentary about a country doctor who many believe is one of the pioneers in abortion rights. The film on Dr. William Jennings Bryan Henrie lacks one piece, however. "We really want to talk to women who had abortions by Dr. Henrie," said Jennifer Hansen, a professor at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. The documentary provides a glimpse into women's reproductive rights before 1973, the year a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade made certain abortions legal.
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Tiller Shooting Prompts PETA Ad Campaign
A national animal rights group plans to erect billboards in Wichita urging people on both sides of the abortion debate to go vegetarian. One version of the billboard says, “Pro-Life? Go Vegetarian.” The other says, “Pro-Choice? Choose Vegetarian.” Both feature a photo of three baby chicks. Lindsay Rajt, campaign manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said the billboards were prompted by the recent shooting death of abortion doctor George Tiller, who was killed Sunday at his church. “The discussion of the value of life is front and center right now in the public conversation,” Rajt said.
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