Catholic Fire

This video is a time line of events leading up to the start of George Tiller's Wichita, Kansas abortions. Joan Appleton Former Abortion Provider from U.S.A. speaks on what happens to the mind of an abortionist from her first hand point of view. She uses Tiller as an example in her talk.

Thomas Peters, American Papist , has an informative and interesting post on Attorney General Phill Kline winning the victory over the Planned Parenthood cover-up. Although I have only lived in Kansas for two years now and have been blogging about Tiller and the late-term abortion cover-ups since that time, I am still amazed at the rampant political corruption here -- it is much more widespread and complex than I ever imagined. At the same time, there are so many holy, prayerful pro-life Christians here. This area is the strongest pro-life Catholic community I have known. The dichotomy makes me wonder at times if we're not all just actors in Lord of the Rings? That film certainly did win quite a few Oscars, didn't it? But what is an Oscar other than an idol -- a gold - plated object designed to sit upon a shelf to be admired and adored? No thanks, I prefer to fight the real life battle and be awarded my eternal reward. I invite all of you to join me in a 9 day novena for an en...

An Opinion by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor for Operation Rescue On the 35th memorial of Roe v. Wade, late-term abortionist George R. Tiller defiantly posted a self-promoting banner on the fence surrounding his infamous abortion mill, Women’s Health Care Services, which stated, “Wichita Stands with Dr. Tiller, 35 years of saving women’s lives.” But according to information collected by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDH&E) , there has never been a reported abortion since reporting was mandated that was done for the purpose of saving the life of a woman. It is obvious from state records that Tiller has never saved the life of a single woman by giving her an abortion. Frankly, his statement is insulting to the family of Christin Gilbert , a Tiller patient who died from complications of a botched third-trimester abortion two years ago. The absurdity of Tiller’s claim at life-saving becomes tragically evident when we couple Gilbert’s avoidable death with the...

Wichita, KS – Operation Rescue has send a letter to Lee Thompson, an attorney who is representing late-term abortionist George R. Tiller, demanding an apology for untrue and potentially slanderous comments he has repeatedly made in the media. Thompson has repeatedly referred the legal effort by citizens to convene a grand jury to investigate Tiller wrongdoing as “vigilantism.” Thompson was most recently quoted in the Wichita Eagle today as saying, “This is a proceeding brought for harassment and in bad faith by the petition gatherers. You approach the level of vigilantism, and I think we see that happening in this instance.” “This comment is nothing more than a vicious attack and patently false accusation against the integrity of the over 7,000 registered voters of Sedgwick County who exercised their citizenship by calling for the grand jury investigation,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman in a letter to Thompson. “Vigilantism is when the people take the laws into their own...

Gonzales obstructed enforcement of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act Washington, DC - Alberto Gonzales has resigned today as United States Attorney General. Operation Rescue calls on President George Bush to appoint a replacement that will immediately enforce the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. "We are not sorry at all to see Gonzales resign," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "Since the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal ban on partial-birth abortions is constitutional, Gonzales has done nothing but obstruct enforcement. In fact, we don't think the temporary restraining order barring the ban from going into effect has even been vacated." "Right now we don't know who is doing this illegal late-term abortion procedure. There has been no investigation or any attempt to find out if the abortionists are following the law," said Newman. "We call on President Bush to appoint an Attorney General who will enforce the ban and investigate ...

Go here to view the O'Reilly video. (Blogger isn't letting me put it online.) Wichita, KS – Producers for Fox News host Bill O’Reilly were in Wichita last Friday where they confronted late-term abortionist George R. Tiller as he visited a Quick Trip gas station. Operation Rescue assisted the O’Reilly crew in locating Tiller for the impromptu interview. The segment appeared on The O’Reilly Factor news program on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, and discussed the recently released video-taped statement by nationally noted psychiatrist Dr. Paul McHugh, who was contracted by former Attorney General Phill Kline to examine redacted medical records obtained through subpoena from Tiller’s abortion mill and render an expert opinion about the validity of the psychiatric diagnoses used by Tiller to justify post-viability abortions. Kansas law prohibits abortions after 21 weeks gestation unless the mother’s life is in danger or the pregnancy will result in a “substantial and irreversible impairm...

Operation Rescue encourages public to express outrage over government protection of abortionist Tiller New York, NY - June 1, 2007 - Talk Show host Bill O'Reilly continued his harsh criticism of late-term abortionist George R. Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, on his radio program, which aired nationwide on May 31. The day before, O'Reilly had aired a segment on his Fox News program, The O'Reilly Factor, lambasting Tiller as well as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for protecting him. Describing Tiller's late-term abortion business as "barbaric," O'Reilly indicated that the Tiller situation was one of the worst cases he'd ever seen. He says Sebelius is "not fit to serve" because of her veto of a provision that would have reiterated current Kansas law that requires abortionist to report the medical reason for abortions after 21 weeks gestation. "She is in the clinic standing right next to [Tiller] every day. The governor is doing exactly what that man is ...

Accuses KS Governor of protecting Tiller New York City, NY – Fox News host Bill O’Reilly rebounded from a six-month silence to issue a scathing segment on the notorious late-term abortionist George R. Tiller that aired the evening of May 30. During the segment, O’Reilly blasted Tiller for “executing fetuses” for “vague medical reasons.” He was equally critical of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who vetoed a bill that would have required Tiller to provide specific medical reasons for abortions after 21 weeks of pregnancy. “Incredibly, Gov. Sebelius is protecting Tiller,” O’Reilly said during his broadcast. “And Gov. Sebelius is allowing him to continue the slaughter. How the governor sleeps at night is beyond me.” O’Reilly produced a document showing that Tiller has a lengthy history of campaign contributions to Sebelius going back to 1994. O’Reilly’s guest was Rep. Ben Hodge, who resigned a committee post in protest of the lack of action by Speaker Melvin Neufeld to bring Tiller to just...

Scandals continue to define Morrison's controversial administration Topeka, KS - May 10, 2007 - A private citizen has filed a formal complaint against Attorney General Paul J. Morrison with the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator for violating the rules of professional conduct that governs the conduct of Kansas attorneys. The complaint centers on a press release posted on the Attorney General's official website that announced the filing of criminal charges against a police major. However, Morrison failed to note that the man facing accusations is innocent until proved guilty, as required by the rules of professional conduct. Without such a statement in the public communiqué, the case against the man could be unfairly prejudiced. Morrison's political career has been plagued by controversy since he switched parties to run for attorney general, causing the Republican Party Chairman Tim Shallenberger to question Morrison's honesty . During the campaign, former employe...

Operation Rescue vows to continue pursuing legal remedies Topeka, KS – The Kansas Legislature has adjourned for the year without having taken action to force the Attorney General’s office to reinstate 30 charges against George R. Tiller for crimes related to the commission of 15 illegal late-term abortions. Instead, a provision was passed to increase reporting of post-viability abortions, which has little chance of surviving Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ line-item veto. Sebelius and Attorney General Paul Morrison are both radical supporters of abortion and beneficiaries of Tiller’s vast financial and political support. “The reporting provision was simply form over substance, and is not anything meaningful that can be used to bring Tiller to justice,” said Operation Rescue Senior Policy Advisor Cheryl Sullenger. “If this was their attempt to appease the thousands of pro-life supporters from around the nation who have been demanding action from the House on the Tiller scandal, I can assure the...

Topeka, KS – After his first 100 days in office, Attorney General Paul Morrison has received a failing grade from Operation Rescue for refusing to enforce the Kansas ban on post-viability abortions. “Morrison gets an ‘F’ on enforcing Kansas law because he still has not reinstated charges against abortionist George R. Tiller for committing illegal late-term abortions,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “In fact, he has taken active steps to conceal the truth about the case from the people of Kansas and ensure that the case stays out of court.” Morrison indicated at a March 27 press conference that one of the reasons for a delay on a decision whether or not to prosecute Tiller, was that the records were “voluminous” and that it has taken a full-time assistant Attorney General over three months to review them. “Our sources inform us that a competent attorney should have been able to make a determination about the Tiller case after about 15 minutes of document examination,” said...