From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Murder, abortion, and the right to life.

Hello again, I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues. Americans care about most.

The assassination of Dr. George Tiller, the late-term abortionist, has led to federal security

measures at clinics around the country. Its impact on the right-to-life movement is still unclear,

but previous violence has drastically reduced the availability of operations to terminate pregnancies.

We'll hear about the continuing investigation

of Sunday's killing in Kansas and about Tiller's role as a doctor and as a symbol. With polls showing

diminished support for the right to choose, we'll talk with advocates on both sides. On reporter's

notebook later on is the Hummer on its way to China. First, here's the news. Support for To the Point

comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program

Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur

Foundation. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. Sunday's shooting death of Dr. George

Tiller has the abortion battle back in the news. We'll get the latest from Wichita, Kansas, and talk

with right to life and right to choose advocates about the impact of violence and shifts in public

opinion. On reporter's notebook, GM, has marketed Hummers along with American patriotism.

Well, that's still work if hummers are made in China.

First, this news update.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor was on Capitol Hill today

for closed-door meetings with senators

who will vote up or down to confirm her appointment

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