One woman who is no longer scared

I'll be keeping this post up top until Monday.

I just got this comment on this post. It's worth moving up to the main page.

"I had an abortion when I was 27 weeks pregnant that was performed by Dr. Tiller. I had been raped and I was a scared 16 year old.I am now 26 years old and I am no longer scared. It infuriates me that women and girls like me are about to have every detail of their personal life dissected and picked apart by someone like Phil Kline. Another former Tiller patient and I have started our own web page supporting Dr. Tiller & the women who seek his services. The address is Tiller Patients Speak

thank you, teri
Former Tiller Patient Teri"

Here is another really useful site to a Kansas PAC, ProKanDo, whose purpose is to elect pro-choice politicians to state office. Ironically I found it through some bullshit anti-abortion site that claims that the organization is founded and funded by George Tiller which, if true, makes him even more heroic: not only putting his life on the line to provide women with necessary health care, but also personally bankrolling pro-choice politics in Kansas. But whether or not Tiller's behind it, do check out the site. It's excellent:

Why is Reproductive Choice in Kansas So Important to the
Rest of the United States?

Wichita, Kansas is home to one of few clinics in the United States that specializes in late termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormalities and maternal health risk. In addition to providing a rare and vital service, Women’s Health Care Services is also at the forefront in assisting low-income women to obtain services. Each year, on the Saturday prior to the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion, Women’s Health Care Services offers free services for Medicaid patients who otherwise would have no means of obtaining services. What makes this clinic so special is that is that it not only serves patients within the Kansas, but assists women from all over the United States and beyond.

Spread the word, write your letters, and consider putting your money towards this kind of thing rather than oh, say, buying me shoes I don't really need. In fact, if someone with tech savvy wants to design a button for ProKanDo's site, I'll put it on my blog--and we can contribute it to them and hopefully other bloggers will pick it up, too.

Update: Teri tells me that ProKanDo is, in fact, Dr. Tiller's PAC. She also says that ProKanDo will be linking to Tiller Patients Speak soon, and that they "appreciate all the help they can get." In other words, pass the link on and toss some money their way if you can