Help Wanted- Abortion Provider

Today the family of Dr. George Tiller announced the permanent closure of Dr. Tiller’s clinic, Women’s Healthcare Services, Inc.

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuckety fuck fuck fuck.

I understand this decision (or at least I think I do, despite being a liberal from Kansas, I have never met Dr. Tiller and I only admired him from afar) and I do not say this to scold his family for making what must have surely been a difficult decision.

But this is a huge victory for anti-choice forces everywhere and I dare say it will embolden more violence against doctors who legally perform abortions. I also think it’s a fair concern to wonder whether this violent murder will cow other would-be abortion providers into not helping these women who so desperately need help.

There is no way to spin this as good news.

I don’t necessarily want my home state to be the central battleground in this war. We’ve been fighting it for a long time. Let’s have another state pick it up. I’m looking at you, Nebraska. But if need be, I’ll welcome another doctor to move to Wichita and help him or her unpack if it maintains the legacy of Dr. Tiller’s service to women.

Fuck.

Now if you will excuse me, I need to go bury my head in the sane for a few days so as to miss the crowing of the right wing who supposedly eschew violence but will no doubt speak glowingly of the result this act of violence has wrought.

Fuck.