Writing opens a stream that reaches straight to the heart.And so, as the one-year anniversary approaches of the May 31 murder of Dr. George Tiller, a doctor in Kansas who provided abortion care for many women and families, Words of Choice asked people to share their thoughts -- bouquets of words for Dr. Tiller. What would you like to say to Dr. Tiller? What would you like other people to know about Dr. Tiller?
Responses one through four are here and here and here and here.
From our Canadian friends, Joyce Arthur and Arlette Alcock, come the words to a song, "Something to Say." Holding a sign that repeats a Dr. Tiller motto -- "Kindness Courtesy Justice Love Respect" -- they sang it at a rally for Dr. Tiller last year. The refrain: We don't talk enough & we've got something to say. And the verse about Dr. Tiller:
A man who's earned the name Saint George
So kind and gentle, but they shot him in church
One of a kind, not afraid to stand tall
He saved so many women, a hero to us all.
And from audiences attending a performance in DC sponsored by the DC Abortion Fund, here are the final message for Dr. Tiller. (Other DCAF messages are here and here. Thanks to Carl H. Jaynes for making them available electronically.)
~ Dr. Tiller you are my hero. Attitude is everything.
~ Your work was indispensable. You are missed.
~ Thank you, for all the lives you've changed for making choice a reality; for trusting women and letting us make our decisions and be the heroes of our lives. We will not dwell in caves of fear. Thank you for the reminder that we are humans taking care of each other and doing what we do with love.
~ I aspire to your courage and bravery.
~ Thank you for helping women who had the courage to ask - and for the many lives you saved by performing abortions.
~ He was a fierce protector of a right no one wants to take advantage of.
~ Just to tell him he is very much missed and he did not die in vain.
~ Neither your life nor your death was meaningless.
~ Dear Dr. Tiller,Thank you for understanding & supporting the women who so desperately needed your services.
~ Dr. Tiller, Thank you for all you did & the lives you touched!
~ Thank you for your work, Dr. Tiller.
~ Dr. Tiller - Thank you for your courage and selflessness in enabling our girls and women to know the true meaning of LIFE -- THEIRS! We love you.
~ Dr. Tiller's "Trust women" has become more important than ever.
~ Thank you for your bravery.
~ Dear Dr. Tiller, thank you for being so brave. Don't worry I'm still going to learn to perform abortions. I just hope they are more afraid of me than I am of them.
~ Two words are not enough but say it all - thank you.
~ Thank you!
Posted by Cindy Cooper
Pictured above: A button from Dr. Tiller, with color inverted.
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