Thompson on Hollywood: Outfest Review: 'After Tiller' an Observant, Even-Handed Portrait of the Country's Remaining Third-Trimester Abortion Doctors

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Outfest Review: 'After Tiller' an Observant, Even-Handed Portrait of the Country's Remaining Third-Trimester Abortion Doctors Jul 19th 2013, 19:27, by Beth Hanna Debut directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson have accomplished a tricky thing with "After Tiller," their documentary on the few openly practicing doctors of third-trimester abortions in the US. They cut out the white noise, and focus on a simple question: Who are these unusual individuals?In 2009, Dr. George Tiller was assassinated while at church in his Kansas hometown. Since his death, there are only four doctors in the United States openly providing third-trimester abortions -- Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Maryland, Dr. Warren Hern in Colorado, and Dr. Susan Robinson and Dr. Shelley Sella in New Mexico. These physicians, all of whom were either friends or acquaintances of Dr. Tiller's, know the risks they run as they continue their practices. They have had to endure vicious defamation, and the possibility of physical harm is never far from their minds. In one scene, we see Dr. Robinson chuckling about the lofty situation of her house -- a difficult target for a sniper-like... Media files: after-tiller.jpg (image/jpeg)

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