Tiller 's clinic was damaged by a bombing in the mid-1980s , and it has been picketed for years , with some activists distributing leaflets around his neighborhood , Brownlie said . George Smith was one of few remaining doctors in U.S. offering late - term abortions . He had been hired in 1993 and lived under the constant threat of violence . He left early on confirmation papers for head of health and human services . ` ` Third - trimester abortion is simply a form of abortion , '' Tiller said in 1999 .
George Smith was one of few remaining doctors in U.S. offering late - term abortions . He had been hired in 1993 and lived under the constant threat of violence . He left early on confirmation papers for head of health and human services . ` ` Third - trimester abortion is simply a form of abortion , '' Tiller said in 1999 .