Post by Logan on Jun 13, 2016 7:29:53 GMT -6
Julie Burkhart sat in her mentor's living room only a few weeks after he had been killed in church.
For eight years, Burkhart had worked for abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kan.
That day, in Tiller's living room, she was keenly aware of the risks of continuing to work at an abortion clinic — Tiller's slaying in May 2009 was not the first time he had been attacked. In the 1980s, Tiller's clinic was bombed. In 1993, Tiller was shot in both arms but recovered.
But Burkhart knew she had to keep going. She told Tiller's widow that day — "We have to re-establish services."
Read more: newsok.com/clinic-that-offers-abortion-to-open-in-oklahoma-city/article/5503575
For eight years, Burkhart had worked for abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kan.
That day, in Tiller's living room, she was keenly aware of the risks of continuing to work at an abortion clinic — Tiller's slaying in May 2009 was not the first time he had been attacked. In the 1980s, Tiller's clinic was bombed. In 1993, Tiller was shot in both arms but recovered.
But Burkhart knew she had to keep going. She told Tiller's widow that day — "We have to re-establish services."
Read more: newsok.com/clinic-that-offers-abortion-to-open-in-oklahoma-city/article/5503575