While his wife sang in the choir, pro-choice physician Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed Sunday in the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas, where he was serving as an usher.
The slaying of the 67-year-old doctor is "an unspeakable tragedy," his widow, four children and 10 grandchildren said in statement. "This is particularly heart-wrenching because George was shot down in his house of worship, a place of peace."
The family said its loss "is also a loss for the city of Wichita and women across America. George dedicated his life to providing women with high-quality health care despite frequent threats and violence."
A protester shot Tiller in both arms in 1993, and his Women's Health Care clinic was bombed in 1985.
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