An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death

They blockaded his clinic; campaigned to have him prosecuted; boycotted his suppliers; tailed him with hidden cameras; branded him “Tiller the baby killer”; hit him with lawsuits, legislation and regulatory complaints; and protested relentlessly, even at his church. Some sent flowers pleading for him to quit. Some sent death threats. One bombed his clinic. Another tried to kill him in 1993, firing five shots, wounding both arms. In short, they made George Tiller’s clinic the nation’s most visible abortion battleground, a magnet for activists from all corners of the country. Dr. Tiller would not budge. NY Times