Roeder admits killing Kansas Doctor: says it was 'just'
WICHITA, Kan. - Scott Roeder has confessed to the shooting of a Kansas abortion provider.
The 51-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man told The Associated Press in a telephone call from jail Monday that he plans to use the so-called necessity defense at his trial.
Roeder contends the killing of Dr. George Tiller in May at a Wichita church was justified to protect the lives of unborn children.
His confession comes as abortion opponents across the nation release a new "Defensive Action Statement" arguing for the same force to protect the unborn as is justified to protect born children. The 21 signers want jurors to be allowed to consider that defense at Roeder's Jan. 11 trial.
Among the signers are Eric Rudolph, James Kopp and Shelley Shannon — all serving prison time for targeting abortion doctors.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33802796/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
The 51-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man told The Associated Press in a telephone call from jail Monday that he plans to use the so-called necessity defense at his trial.
Roeder contends the killing of Dr. George Tiller in May at a Wichita church was justified to protect the lives of unborn children.
His confession comes as abortion opponents across the nation release a new "Defensive Action Statement" arguing for the same force to protect the unborn as is justified to protect born children. The 21 signers want jurors to be allowed to consider that defense at Roeder's Jan. 11 trial.
Among the signers are Eric Rudolph, James Kopp and Shelley Shannon — all serving prison time for targeting abortion doctors.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33802796/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
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- current89
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he is neither justified, nor did he protect any lives of unborn children, he just kicked the can down the road without acknowledging he did nothing for the debate or the laws that protect the living.....
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so why the fuck are we spending money on a trial.
guilty
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- JulianCommongold
- 16 days ago
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My extremists hug trees, protest all wars, and call everything the objectification of women.
Their extremists kill people.
Doesn't that say something?
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These anti abortion "i refuse to call them pro life" are trying to put women back to the 50's. How dare they put their so called God in my body.
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"pro-life is anti women." wasn't the doctor once an unborn child? after a child is born, is it no longer worthy of life?
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Roeder= Hasan.
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- ras_menelik
- 16 days ago
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