The Long Shadow of Dr. George Tiller: Abortion Providers Under Attack

The Long Shadow of Dr. George Tiller: Abortion Providers Under Attack

Julie Burkhart has spent decades on the frontlines of abortion care—from witnessing the “Summer of Mercy” blockades in Wichita to reopening a clinic after her mentor, Dr. George Tiller, was assassinated in 2009. In 2022, before she could open a new clinic in Wyoming, an arsonist burned it down. “It’s definitely more of an unsettling time,” Burkhart told Ms. The threats extend beyond firebombs. In Pennsylvania this summer, antiabortion activists …