Assassination of George Tiller was polarized: the pro-life blogosphere appreciated the episode's handling of the abortion issue as a whole, while many pro-choice sources condemned the episode. The aftermath of Tiller's death is also the subject of the 2013 documentary "After Tiller", which follows the lives of four other late-term abortion providers after Tiller's murder. The George Tiller Memorial Abortion Fund was established by the National Network of Abortion Funds. Assassination of George Tiller On May 31, 2009, George Tiller, a physician from Wichita, Kansas who was nationally known for being one of the few doctors in the United States to perform late-term abortions,
George Tiller Nazi war criminals, while Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Professor Jacob Appel described Tiller as "a genuine hero who ranks alongside Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr. in the pantheon of defenders of human liberty". The trial took place in March 2009, with the jury finding Tiller not guilty on all charges on March 27, approximately two months before his death. Dr. Tiller struggled with substance abuse, which came to a head in 1984 when he was arrested for driving under the influence. He sought treatment, overcame his difficulties, and later served on the Kansas Medical