Attributable to:
Lori Heim, MD
President
American Academy of Family Physicians
Ted Epperly, MD
Board Chair
American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians believes justice was appropriately served in the recent first-degree murder conviction of Scott Roeder for the horrific killing of family physician George Tiller, M.D. American society should not tolerate one human taking the life of another for practicing a legal profession. Our deepest sympathies remain with the Tiller family as they continue to cope with this senseless tragedy.
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AAFP Statement: Justice Served in Tiller Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 08, 2010
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