LIfesite news reports:
Pro-Life Groups in Wichita, Kansas face Death Threats Following George Tiller Shooting Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) — Three pro-life organizations based in Wichita, Kansas have received death threats in the weeks following the shooting death of late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. The pro-life activist group Operation Rescue is no stranger to death threats, but its director, Troy Newman, says they have increased in the wake of Tiller’s death. Newman also said they have come in advance of pro-life events his organization has planned for this weekend to oppose abortion and to condemn the violence associated with the Tiller killing. Newman said some threats have been calls for his death, others promised he would die or be killed in the same manner as Tiller, some have threatened his family, and others promise vengeance and warm him to protect himself. May Wilkinson, who answers the phones at the Wichita office of Kansans for Life, says she received a threatening phone call just hours after the Tiller shooting. “This person was out of control, emotionally, you could just tell” — speaking in a loud, angry tone about Tiller’s killing, she said. “I hope you’re happy,” the person said. “You’ve killed him. Now I hope somebody comes and kills you all.” She responded to the Kansas City paper, “We did not have anything to do with this…. That’s not what this organization is about. We were horrified about it and sad about it. Killing is never the answer.” The threats have not been confined to Kansas in the aftermath of Tiller’s death, but they have been received nationally. LifeNews.com has received numerous threatening and harassing emails as have several pro-life groups who have contacted the pro-life news service. Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, said, “I don’t want to go into detail, but I know for a fact that numerous pro-life leaders travel with bulletproof vests.”
