I think it’s too soon to know what the long-term consequences of Dr. Tiller’s assassination are. One thing I’ve noticed is that the murder has inspired a lot of people who were helped by Dr. Tiller to speak out. Several places have been collecting stories, Salon’s link is here. All of the stories are of tragic circumstances, mostly of wanted pregnancies gone horribly wrong.
The decades-long campaign of intimidation has been successful in the past. Have we finally turned the corner where the techniques will start to backfire? It’s a lot more difficult to demonize the procedure when women are no longer ashamed to share their experience.