Wichita, KS – Judge Clark Owens denied a motion filed by attorneys for abortionist George R. Tiller that challenged the constitutionality of the state statute mandating a jury of six for misdemeanor cases.
Tiller had asked for a jury of twelve to hear his 19 misdemeanor charges of illegal late-term abortions.
“We appreciate Judge Owen’s [...]

Judge Owens denies Tiller’s motion to dismiss criminal charges. Upholds constitutionality of Kansas post-viability abortion ban

Wichita, KS – District Court Judge Clark V. Owens released a 35-page opinion today on the constitutional challenge to the Kansas post-viability abortion ban, saying that “K.S.A. 65-6703 survives all of the constitutional challenges” presented by Tiller. His [...]

Wichita, Kansas – A local artist has allowed her original art works to embellish the Memorial to the Pre-Born at Operation Rescue’s new national headquarters.
Betty Bailey, a Wichita artist who specializes in infant portraits, has allowed six of her original artworks to hang in the building, four of which adorn a special wall that serves [...]

Washington, DC – Operation Rescue President Troy Newman will be a guest and featured speaker for the Maryland Face the Truth Tour, sponsored by Defend Life, that runs from July 28-August 1, 2008.
Newman will be speaking at 1:30 pm and 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 29th at Blessed Sacrament in Washington, DC.
The Face the Truth [...]

Barnstable, MA - Abortionist Rapin Osathanondh pled not guilty during his arraignment in a Massachusetts court room yesterday on manslaughter charges in the botched abortion death of 22 year-old Laura Hope Smith. He was released on his own recognizance only after surrendering his passport to insure that he would not flee the country [...]

Heroic efforts of pro-lifers have turned the dream of an abortion-free state into reality

Sioux Falls, South Dakota – On Monday, July 21, eight women arrived at the Planned Parenthood office in Sioux Falls abortions but were instead met with locked doors and a hand-written not indicating the only abortion clinic in South Dakota was closed. [...]

Dear Friend of Life,

The Summer Olympics will begin very soon in Beijing, China. As you are probably aware, China’s “one child per family” policy has led to forced abortions on an unprecedented scale. Additional babies, or those with defects are aborted - whether the family likes it or not! Because the families [...]

Wichita, KS – Operation Rescue has released the most up-to-date list of abortion clinic workers employed by George R. Tiller at his late-term abortion mill, Women’s Health Care Services, in Wichita, Kansas. The list includes twenty-two people, including three out-of-state abortionists who travel to Kansas to do abortions, including late-term procedures that are illegal in [...]

Concerns of injustice renewed as Judge Clark V. Owens prepares to issue rulings in the criminal case against late-term abortionist George Tiller
By Cheryl Sullenger

Wichita, KS – Judge Clark V. Owens, who will oversee abortionist George Tiller’s criminal trial, if the case proceeds, recently received low ratings by a group of Wichita attorneys. Owens was [...]

Security guards block Truth Truck from leaving parking lot, help abortion-bound women see the horrific truth about abortion

St. Louis, MO – Operation Rescue’s Truth Truck, driven by Mark Gietzen, caused a stir the St. Louis Planned Parenthood abortion mill on Saturday, July 19, 2008, when he drove onto their parking lot and parked near the [...]