Among the dozens listed, another seven names are also crossed out, indicating that they like Dr Slepian have been killed for performing or helping with abortions, or for protecting those involved.

ECONOMIST: The pro-life killers

Dr Slepian, a gynaecologist who also carried out abortions at a clinic in Amherst, New York, was killed on October 23rd by a sniper's bullet fired through his kitchen window.

ECONOMIST: The pro-life killers

Kopp is charged in the October 23, 1998 slaying of Dr. Barnett Slepian, who was killed by a sniper's bullet as he stood in the kitchen of his suburban Buffalo, New York, home.

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