The After Story

The Sunday, July 26 New York Times front page was covered with a summary of the legacy of abortionist George Tiller, killed on May 31. The headline read, “An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death.”

Several noteworthy points in the story:

1. The Times disclosed in the second paragraph that Tiller was no ordinary abortionist: Tiller drew “women to Wichita from all over with his willingness to perform late-term abortions.” Deeper into the story came the fact that Tiller’s clinic had performed 4,800 late-term abortions, at least 22 weeks into gestation. “At 22 weeks, the average fetus is 11 inches long, weighs a pound, and is starting to respond to noise.”

2. The Times reported that Tiller “lobbied politicians with large donations and photographs of severely deformed fetuses.”

3. The story mentioned the charge by Troy Newman of Operation Rescue that Tiller had provided a baby for adoption to Wichita district attorney Nola Foulston. Although the Times labeled the charge “without proof,” they reported that a “spokeswoman for Ms. Foulston declined to discuss the accusation.”

4. The morning after Tiller’s funeral, his family announced the closing of the clinic.

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