Kansas late-term abortionist George Tiller has been acquitted of all charges. According to the AP,
Prosecutors had alleged that Dr. George Tiller had in 2003 gotten second opinions from a doctor who was essentially an employee of his, not independent as state law requires, but a jury took only about an hour to find him not guilty of all 19 counts.
I’m not as familiar with the case as others, and thus I can’t comment on the merit of the decision (i.e., whether the evidence should have been sufficient to convict, not whether Tiller morally deserves punishment).
There is, however, at least this silver lining:
Soon after the verdict was announced, the state’s Board of Healing Arts made public a complaint against Tiller on allegations similar to those at issue in the criminal case. The complaint was filed in December but not released until Friday.
The board, which regulates doctors, could revoke, suspend or limit Tiller’s medical license, or fine him.
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