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Program: The anti-abortion assassin (Part 1)

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Bombings. Break-ins. Setting fire to abortion clinics.  
 
The extremist wing of the anti-abortion movement in the United States has actively targeted clinics that provide abortions to women. But it has also attacked the humans working there, sometimes with deadly consequences. 

This week, the 2009 assassination of Dr George Tiller, a high-profile abortion provider in Kansas. 

  • Host: Aslan Pahari 
  • Producer: Hannah Jose 
  • Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls 
  • Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat 
  • Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research 
  • Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven 
  • Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn 

To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end. 

History, Crime, Doctors and Medical Professionals, Medical History
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