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Jury selection in the murder trial for slain late-term abortion Doctor George Tiller began yesterday. For those outside of Kansas, Dr. Tiller was one of only three doctors in the U.S. that performed third trimester and partial-birth abortions. He was routinely supported by, and gave financial support to, former Kansas Governer Kathleen Sibelius, now Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration; who, in return, granted him protection from prosecution for denying the right to life for unborn and partially born infants.

The judge in the case is allowing the freedom fighter who killed Dr. Tiller, Scott Roeder, to present a "necessity defense"* in court. Prosecutors are adamant about not bringing the abortion argument into court and have filed motions attempting to ban the use of term and subject of abortion from trial proceedings.

Good luck with that. The only reason Mr. Roeder killed Dr. Tiller was because of his late-term abortion practices. I think the guy deserves a medal. Abortion is one of many practices that are unconstitutional (5th Amendment, right to life) yet allowable by doctrine.

Dr. Tiller's death should be viewed as the first of many in the war against abortion. Millions of innocent unborn children are denied the right to life in this country every year. Why shouldn't someone from the opposing forces be slain in this battle? Think of it as a 273rd trimester abortion which should appease the critics.

*The necessity defense is asserted by a criminal or civil defendant that he or she had no choice but to break the law. In this case, Scott Roeder will be allowed to testify that he believed he was saving unborn children. The necessity defense allows for a reduction in charges from first-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter, which carries a lesser penalty.