IPPF/WHR Honours Dr Tiller
October 1, 2009
The International Planned Parenthood/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) hosted its 28th annual awards in Washington, D.C. on September 28, 2009. The occasion honoured the achievements of IPPF Member Associations, individuals and institutions who have raised public awareness and contributed to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world.
Dr. George Tiller, a strong advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights who was slain May 31, was honoured with the Medal of Honor for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Sexual and Reproductive Health. Dr. Tiller’s widow and family accepted the award on his behalf. In presenting the award to Dr. Tiller’s widow and family, Alexander Sanger, grandson of Margaret Sanger noted: “For 30 years, George Tiller stood up to protests, harassment and assaults, even being wounded some years ago in a shooting. He kept his clinic doors open to give a choice to women who never imagined they would ever need it – women with a wanted pregnancy that had gone terribly awry as it progressed.”
Dr. Tiller won numerous awards and honors throughout his career, and after his murder a special fund was created in his memory: The George R. Tiller, M.D., Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Women’s Health.
Dr. George Tiller, a strong advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights who was slain May 31, was honoured with the Medal of Honor for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Sexual and Reproductive Health. Dr. Tiller’s widow and family accepted the award on his behalf. In presenting the award to Dr. Tiller’s widow and family, Alexander Sanger, grandson of Margaret Sanger noted: “For 30 years, George Tiller stood up to protests, harassment and assaults, even being wounded some years ago in a shooting. He kept his clinic doors open to give a choice to women who never imagined they would ever need it – women with a wanted pregnancy that had gone terribly awry as it progressed.”
Dr. Tiller won numerous awards and honors throughout his career, and after his murder a special fund was created in his memory: The George R. Tiller, M.D., Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Women’s Health.
