Our June pick, & #39;Book of American Martyrs& #39; explores the aftermath of the murder of Dr Gus Voorhees, an abortion provider.

It& #39;s hard not to think of parallels with the real life murder of Dr Tiller by anti-abortionists & its impact on abortion provision & activism in the US. 1/4

Carole Joffe remembers Dr Tiller ten years after his murder (2019): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/31/george-tiller-doctor-kansas-abortion">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...

And Julie Burkhart, his colleague, carries on his fight: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/30/he-gave-so-much-the-woman-fighting-the-abortion-wars-begun-by-george-tiller

Liam">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... Stack (2015) traces deadly attacks on abortion providers in the US: http://archive.vn/qWFFW ">https://archive.vn/qWFFW&quo... 2/4

A moving @StoryCorps clip reflecting on Dr Tiller from one of his patients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWPT4LPitAE

The">https://www.youtube.com/watch... film & #39;After Tiller& #39; (2014, trailer: https://www.pbs.org/pov/watch/aftertiller/video-aftertiller-trailer/)">https://www.pbs.org/pov/watch... sets out the experiences of the four remaining doctors (2014 data) who provide later abortions in the US. 3/4

@Guttmacher& #39;s excellent evidence brief on later abortions (2019) highlights the barriers to care, the state laws (US), and dismantles enduring fake information & myths: https://www.guttmacher.org/evidence-you-can-use/later-abortion">https://www.guttmacher.org/evidence-... 4/4