A judge in Kansas has sparked uproar by permitting Scott Roeder to argue that he was justified in killing the abortion doctor.
The obstetrician and gynaecologist who has campaigned vigorously for women’s healthcare and abortion rights has been shortlisted for the BMJ Group Lifetime Achievement Award 2010.
Malcolm Potts, writing in the Guardian, pays his respects to this pioneering obstetrician/gynaecologist. Dilys Cossey adds a personal note.