Sunday morning (May 31st) while attending church service in Wichita, Kansas, heroic abortion provider, Dr. George Tiller, was shot and killed. This is horrible news and a blow to women’s reproductive health care in this country. Dr. Tiller was one of very few doctor’s who provided late term abortions for women. Dr. Tiller was often the only option for women seeking this particular type of care- women facing one of the hardest decisions facing their bodies and pregnancies.

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go to Dr. Tiller’s family, his clinic family, and the women of Kansas and beyond. Our thoughts are also here in Georgia and the South, where access to abortion care is limited and our amazing providers and tireless clinic staff, even in the face of real danger, give compassionate, necessary care for women. Thank you for all you do!

Anti-choice violence is back and in full force. Many of us have been fearful of the violent back lash after the election of a pro-choice president. During the Clinton administration, anti-choice attacks on providers and clinic workers increased 5 times.

In these times, when it is hardest to be visible- when visibility feels like a risk to safety- it is most important that we join as a community to amplify and demand reproductive justice now. Attacks to providers and clinics, threaten lives, make access to basic healthcare impossible, and silences women and our communities.

Join us Tuesday June 2nd 7pm at Woodruff Park for a Vigil in Remembrance of Dr. George Tiller. We will peacefully join together as a community of activists seeking answers, comfort, and to collectively think about our next steps.

*****PLEASE PASS ON!!*****