Tiller Lied About Abortion Numbers, Profits

Abortion records kept by the Kansas State Department of Health and Environment prove that, during his trial, late-term abortionist George R. Tiller misrepresented the number of post-viability abortions done at his Wichita clinic by nearly 50%. He testified under oath that between 250 and 300 of the controversial abortions were done by his clinic that year. However, according to the 2003 KDHE report on abortion numbers, 491 post-viability abortions were done that year. Tiller’s attorneys successfully objected to questions about Tiller’s total annual income, but he indicated the average cost of a post-viability abortion is $6,000. He pockets 38 cents on every dollar generated. Using that average, post-viability abortions conservatively generated over $2.9 million in 2003, with Tiller’s take being close to $1.2 million. “That much money is plenty of incentive to commit perjury,” said Operation Rescue's Troy Newman. Operation Rescue