Anti-abortion Activist Life Sentenced for Murder
Anti-abortion opponent was given a life sentence for murdering a doctor who performed abortions. James Kopp wrote that he saved several children by killing the doctor.
James Kopp, 52 year old man, who was fighting against abortions, killed Barnett Slepian, a doctor, in front of his children and wife. He was convicted on the charge of second-degree murder and given a life sentence in addition to 10 years on federal charges. He committed the crime in 1998 and was residing in Mexico and France until he was arrested by police in March 2001.
As Mr. Kopp spoke in the court, he was emotionless only complaining about abortions. He said that the shot was unintentional and he wanted to warn the doctor.
The man also known as "Atomic Dog" was anti-abortion extremist and was arrested a hundred times for his violent attacks on abortion providers. He is suspected of murdering other doctors in Canada and in Rochester. The federal jury charged him on violation of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act by murdering the doctor and using a weapon. Kopp was on the list of the Ten Most Wanted fugitives in June 1999.
The wife of the victim together with her four sons, aged between 7 and 15 became the witnesses of the tragedy. Mr. Slepian was shot down through a window in their house when his family was at home. One of the sons tried to stop the blood flow. Lynne Slepian addressed the audience saying that many other people can become victims of anti-abortion extremists who are still free and ready to commit another crime.
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//4 Aug 25, 2009 01:26 PM | posted by:
peace - Just found out my ex fiancee had a abortion 4 years ago without my knowledge anything i can do about it
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//3 May 15, 2008 11:58 AM | posted by: jack jones - women have a limited legal right to abortion in some countries only,but they do not have a human right to abortion,so why dont anti-abortion groups sue,our government on the grounds that abortion is against the unborn childs human rights,and the fathers human rights too,people have a human right to life and happiness,but do not have a human right to commit suicide,or infantacide or abortive murder etc.
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//2 May 13, 2008 02:23 PM | posted by: jim kelly - surely the 9million kids killed by abortion in the uk,and the 1billion globally is against the nuremburg judgements on genocidal murder,and therefoe illegal
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//1 May 13, 2008 02:21 PM | posted by: jim kelly - the uk has slaughtered 9million plus unborn children since 1967,and kill about 350,000 more every year ,across our entire uk,the 27nations of our eu,have murdered by abortive murder,about 250,million unborn kids since 1960s,the western world has murdered about 900million unborn children by abortive murder,not including the pill,and morning after pill.surely this is no-longer just a woman's right to choose issue any longer,but is a state funded genocide and immigration issue at these numbers,because for ever child murdered by abortion,has to be replaced by an immigrant worker and his wife and 19kids,lol.this migration causes racism and bigotry too.
