New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on the Morality of Killing Abortionists

January 13, 2010

Scott Roeder, whose trial begins this week in Wichita, Kansas, wanted to argue that killing the abortion doctor George Tiller was necessary to prevent a greater evil: the murder of unborn children. Since that is not how the law views what Tiller did for a living, it is not surprising that the judge would not let Roeder present a “necessity” defense. But Senior Editor Jacob Sullum says it is surprising that so many people who proclaim that fetuses have a right to life reject Roeder’s argument out of hand.

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