Reloaded: Talking About Religion And Absurdity ...

(Updated below)

... as always, here's yet one more instance for posterity's sake:

Kansas abortion doctor faces criminal charges

One of the few doctors who still performs late-term abortions in the United States, George Tiller has been picketed, bombed and shot in the arms.

On Monday, he heads to Kansas court to face criminal charges in a case which activists on both side of the decades-long battle over abortion rights say is intended to send a chill through the medical community.

"This case is of critical importance to people in the pro-life movement," said Cheryl Sullenger of prominent anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.

"Women from all over the world come to Wichita for late-term abortions that are illegal or unavailable where they live. We've believed for years that Tiller plays fast and loose with the law."

Diane Wahto, an abortion rights supporter who lives in Wichita, agreed with Sullenger on one point -- Tiller's clinic provides a service most won't.

"His office walls are plastered with letters from women and their families from all over the world thanking him for the care they got here," Wahto told AFP.

"The antis have taken what he's done and made it into something evil when in reality, it's something that women need done for their health."

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North Dakota's legislature is currently considering a bill that would grant full legal rights of personhood at conception and classify abortion as murder.

Twelve states are currently considering legislation which would require women to view ultrasounds of their fetuses immediately before obtaining an abortion.

Indiana is considering new restrictions on the licensing of abortion providers and West Virginia is considering a ban on using state funds to provide abortions for low-income women.

Then you have this, and that, and this, and that, and this, and that, and this, and that ... and so on and so forth.

Are we having fun, yet?

Someday ... perhaps ...


(Update 03/27/2009: the good doctor Tiller has been found innocent of all charges (h/t). Chalk one up to justice, reason and sanity. 'Nuff said.)

(Update 05/31/2009: the good doctor was cowardly assassinated by a Christian fundamentalist s.o.b. Words fail me ...)