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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 accused of having a financial relationship with her. >> reporter: in 2009 he stands trial in a wichita co...
Ooichl veer veronica de la cruz. here is what's 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 ii's 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 was acquitted, as somebody said, in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury came ri...
Work. it's not the kind of thing, oh, this is just my job, so i'm going to go 9:00 to 5:00. it's a deep desire to help people in incredibly desperate situations. there was just such pain. >> they were all catastrophes. you don't 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 you're for it or against it. it just depends totally on your situation, and there were lots and lots of situations. >> three women who went to dr. tiller have chosen to share their stories here, but not all feel ...