Ex-Abortionist Tiller Leaves Prison, Future as Doctor Unclear

(Warning: This blog post contains satire. Read thoroughly.)

Check out this story from the Associated Press this week:

Wichita, Kan. (AP) — Dr. George Tiller is out of prison and headed home, broke and reviled for running an abortion clinic, but hopeful for a second chance at his once-charmed life as a later-term abortionist and hero to feminists. The suspended doctor served 19 months in prison on the murder conviction that capped one of the most astonishing falls in medical history — one that stole his wealth and popularity.

"Blind surgery is on the back-burner for now," said his spokesperson, who negotiated Tiller’s keynote appearance at the National Education Association for the Feminist Majority Foundation; he will be settling for substantially less if his tarnished client's suspension is lifted by theAmerican Board of Family Practice Physicians.

Tiller was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison for killing thousands of late-term, viable babies. He won't be released from federal custody until July 20, but his departure from Leavenworth begins a new chapter.

Chief among his challenges is rehabilitating his image and convincing the public and the American Board of Family Practice Physicians that he is truly sorry for his crimes, and that he is prepared to live a different life — goals that will depend more on deeds than words.

Tiller’s medical future remains a mystery.

Tiller will be on three years of probation. He also pleaded guilty to state child murder charges in November and received a three-year suspended sentence.

Just kidding. That wasn’t a story by the AP this week! But this was, in summary:

Ex-NFL star Vick leaves prison, heads for Va. home

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Michael Vick is out of prison and headed home, broke and reviled for running a dog fighting ring, but hopeful for a second chance at his once-charmed life as a star NFL quarterback. The suspended quarterback served 19 months in prison on the dog fighting conviction that capped one of the most astonishing falls in sports history — one that stole his wealth and popularity.

"Football is on the back-burner for now," said agent Joel Segal, who negotiated Vick's 10-year, $130 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons but will be asking for substantially less if his tarnished client's suspension is lifted by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Vick was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison for financing a dog fighting conspiracy. He won't be released from federal custody until July 20, but his departure from Leavenworth begins a new chapter.

Chief among his challenges is rehabilitating his image and convincing the public and Goodell that he is truly sorry for his crime, and that he is prepared to live a different life — goals that will depend more on deeds than words.

Vick's NFL future remains a mystery.

Vick will be on three years of probation. He also pleaded guilty to a state dog fighting charge in November and received a three-year suspended sentence.

You must have thought the first, satirical story was pretty shocking and not possibly true, right?  In the United States, we don’t send partial-birth abortionists to prison for killing thousands of unborn babies, some of them after they’ve survived abortions and been delivered. We don’t get the chance to see them leave prison for three years of probation and little chance of going back to their careers. Every dinner table and cocktail party in the United States has not produced a torrent of invective aimed at the cruelty of an abortionist, someone who kills scores of unborn babies for cash, the way they have for the purveyors of dog fighting.

No, we save such unanimous scorn for people who harm handfuls of dogs, rightfully yet hypocritically. After all, dogs are accorded physical protection under the law, at least far more so than unborn human babies with heartbeats and brainwaves. The second, real news story is obvious justice to anyone.

Don’t get me wrong. I love animals, and I think we should protect them from abuse, including the dog fighting in which Vick was involved. My family has dogs, which I adore. In fact, if you read through my last recent post, you will find that I have stopped my car to save frogs. Pro-choice on animal abuse I am not.

However, I value human life over animal life, especially that of the most innocent and defenseless members of our society. So, do I think it makes sense that on one hand, a person will lose their career, go to prison, and face widespread disgrace for killing a few dogs while on the other hand, abortionists like Dr. Tiller the Killer of Kansas go free? No, I don't.

Actually, he doesn’t just go free. He is celebrated and honored by feminist (and) pro-abortion organizations like the Feminist Majority Foundation, who haled him as a hero at the National Education Association, just down the street from the White House. I was there. He showed off pictures of the babies he has killed in their third trimester. They were fully developed little people, with abnormalities like an extra arm or autism. So he killed them and showed it off at the NEA headquarters in our nation's capitol.

What would Americans think if Michael Vick had continued scotch free after decades of dog fighting involvement and then showed off pictures of dogs he had killed? What if he did this at the NEA, explaining that the dogs needed to die because, otherwise, they would have needed extra medical attention? Of course you would be outraged! I can only hope your outrage for this would be matched, and then surpassed, with the outrage you should have over the status of abortionists in this country.

The hypocritical national furry over the crime of dog fighting is a tad overblown when Dr. Tiller is honored in Washington, D.C., for late-term infant terminations.