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Suspect charged in slaying of abortion doctor George Tiller

Jun. 3, 2009
Scott Roeder is charged with murder in the weekend shooting. He faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison because the crime does not meet Kansas' legal requirements for the death penalty. Prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old man with ties to right-wing...
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Man charged in abortion doctor slaying

WICHITA, Kan., June 2 (UPI) -- Scott Roeder, the man suspected of killing a Wichita, Kan., abortion doctor, made his first court appearance Tuesday from jail via closed-circuit TV.

Tiller suspect said 'fanatic' on abortion

WICHITA, Kan., June 1 (UPI) -- The suspect in the Kansas shooting death of Dr. George Tiller was "a fanatic about abortion," interviews with former acquaintances indicated.

U.S. joins probe of doctor slaying

WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- Federal agencies are joining the investigation of the slaying in Kansas of a doctor who performed abortions, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday.

Canada drops abortion sniper prosecution

HAMILTON, Ontario, May 27 (UPI) -- Canadian prosecutors have dropped attempted murder charges against a U.S. man accused of shooting an abortion doctor in his home near Hamilton, Ontario.

Baby alive after 'near' abortion

YSTAD, Sweden, May 31 (UPI) -- A premature baby is recovering in a Swedish hospital after nearly being aborted when the doctor thought the fetus was dead.

Australian doctor charged with abortion

SYDNEY, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- An Australian doctor is on trial for allegedly inducing an abortion without finding whether the pregnant woman would be harmed by continuing the pregnancy.

Anti-abortion group converges on Colorado

DENVER, July 16 (UPI) -- A national anti-abortion group began a week of events condemning abortion in Colorado Saturday, the Rocky Mountain News reported.

Britain airs first televised abortion

LONDON, April 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Channel 4 has for the first time aired footage of an abortion in a documentary produced by a woman who desired to inform women about the procedure.

Maximum sentence in abortion doctor death

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 9 (UPI) -- James Charles Kopp, convicted of killing abortion-provider Dr. Barnett Slepian, was sentenced to 25 years to life Friday in Buffalo, N.Y. Kopp, who received the maximum sentence, told the court that he felt justified in using force to save unborn lives an

30th anniversary of abortion ruling marked

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Pro-choice backers met Tuesday night to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that established the right to abortion.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler