Killer of US abortion doctor faces life in prison
The man who gunned down one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions could be sent to prison Thursday for the rest of his life, but he may have gotten what he wanted all along: It is markedly harder in Kansas to get an abortion.
Dr. George Tiller's clinic is closed, leaving the state with no facility where women can have the procedure after the 21st week of pregnancy. An early vow by one of Tiller's contemporaries to fill the gap hasn't materialized, and state lawmakers are moving to enact tough new rules to dissuade other physicians from taking Tiller's place. (AP)
