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To, you know, go 9:00 to 5:00. its a desire to help people in incredibly desperate situations. there was just such pain. >> they were all catastrophes. you dont pick up and go from new york or washington state or france or new zealand and travel to wichita, kansas, on a whim. >> abortion has nothing to do with whether youre for it or against it. it depends just on your situation. and there were lots and lots of situations. >> reporter: three women who went to dr. tiller have chosen to share thei...

Kansas board of healing arts had filed indictments. i think it was clear that george tiller was very close to retirement. his abortion clinic was closing very soon. >> reporter: on march 27, 2009, the jury in the case of the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. >> we the jury unanimously find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. >> and he was acquitted as somebody said in less time than it ta...

Medical practice. >> not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. >> reporter: although a jury acquits him in less than an hour, the victory is short lived. hes immediately notified of another impending investigation. this time by the top medical authority in the state, the kansas board of healing arts. on the exact same charges. >> why? because one of the operation rescue people lodged a complaint on the same charges. he didnt even have time to enjoy the fact that he had finally won....

In wichita, kansas. quite renowned. and dr. tiller himself went to medical school. >> he was a flight surgeon in the navy when his parents and his sister and brother-in-law got killed in an airplane accident. >> so, dr. tiller came back to wichita. i think he was going to close the practice and somehow decided to stay and take over the practice. which was family practice. >> reporter: in 2000 dr. tiller is interviewed by the group physicians for reproductive choice and health. he explains what d...

So you stay steady ahead. >> reporter: on march 27, 2009, after a long battle against the state of kansas, dr. george tiller is found not guilty of all charges connected to his

In june 2007 they have some success with this tactic. dr. tiller is charged with 19 misdemeanor counts connected to an alleged illegal relationship with a physician who had approved a number of late-term procedures. >> in kansas in order to do a post-viable abortion, you have to have a second kansas physician who evaluates the patient and agrees that the pregnancy represents a threat to her health. >> and that physician could not be legally or financially tied to dr. tiller. dr. tiller was accus...

Ooichl veer veronica de la cruz. here is whats happening. a five-block area was evacuated and one firefighter was injured. in a televised speech yesterday, egyptian president said they will close tie with his syria. parade in honor of queen elizabeth iis 82nd birthday. now back to "the assassination of dr. tiller." as the millennium turns in wichita, kansas, a growing sense of anxiety and paranoia surrounds dr. tiller and his clinic. and for very good reason. the anti-abortion group

>> the legislature was closing in and tightening the laws. the kansas board of healing arts had filed indictments. i think it was clear that george tiller was very close to retirement. his abortion clinic was closing very soon. >> on march 27, 2009, the jury in the case of the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. >> we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. >> and he...

Work. its not the kind of thing, oh, this is just my job, so im going to go 9:00 to 5:00. its a deep desire to help people in incredibly desperate situations. there was just such pain. >> they were all catastrophes. you dont pick up and go from new york or washington state or france or new zealand and travel to wichita, kansas, on a whim. >> abortion has nothing to do with whether youre for it or against it. it just depends totally on your situation, and there were lots and lots of situations. >...