美国国家公共电台 NPR--Remembering a murdered doctor who performed abortions despite threats to his life

Remembering a murdered doctor who performed abortions² despite threats to his life

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Rabbi David Young and Cantor Natalie Young were expecting their second son in 2006. Late in the pregnancy⁴, they learned their baby would not survive. They went to Kansas to see Dr. George Tiller.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's time now for StoryCorps, which takes us back to 2006, when Rabbi David Young and Cantor Natalie Young were expecting their second son, Elijah. Late in Natalie's pregnancy, the couple learned their baby would not survive. So they went to see George Tiller, a doctor who provided abortions despite threats to his life. The Youngs came to StoryCorps to remember Dr. Tiller of Wichita, Kan., who was shot and killed a few years after that first time they met him.

NATALIE YOUNG: I was excited to grow our family.

DAVID YOUNG: The ultrasound where we found out that there was something wrong was supposed to be the last thing before going in and delivering a beautiful baby boy.

N YOUNG: Yeah.

D YOUNG: And the tech said, uh-oh. I remember them saying that it would be impossible for him to survive outside the womb and that he would likely be brain-dead. It was two horrible choices - having a third-term abortion¹ or have to wait the last month of pregnancy knowing that we were going to have to give birth to a baby who could not live.

N YOUNG: Yeah.

D YOUNG: It would have been torture.

N YOUNG: Within a couple of days, we were on a plane to Wichita. I remember arriving at Dr. Tiller's office and having all of these protesters outside. And I felt like this was the last place we wanted to be. I remember us meeting Dr. Tiller, who was so kind and so sorry that we were there.

D YOUNG: He kept reminding us that nobody wanted to be there.

N YOUNG: And that it wasn't our fault.

D YOUNG: And that it wasn't our fault.

N YOUNG: Which I kept needing to hear.

D YOUNG: He made sure that we knew he had kids of his own and grandkids of his own.

N YOUNG: And that he was a man of faith.

D YOUNG: Yeah. And I don't even know if you know that every day when we got back to the hotel and you were sleeping, Dr. Tiller called me to check on you. While we both felt a sense of loss, I think we also felt a sense of gratitude⁵ that we could allow Elijah to rest in peace and not have to struggle.

N YOUNG: When I read about some person shooting Dr. Tiller, I totally freaked out.

D YOUNG: I was stunned⁶.

N YOUNG: I was so angry. (Crying) And I thought about other couples who were probably there that week. What were they going to do? How did that change their lives?

D YOUNG: There's nothing about this experience that would fit on a picket⁷ sign or on a political campaign slogan. It's way too complicated for that. And every single person has their own unique story, just like ours.

(SOUNDBITE OF CHRIS ZABRISKIE'S "THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR ON THE BOW OF THE KALEETAN")

INSKEEP: Rabbi David Young and his wife Natalie for StoryCorps, recalling Dr. George Tiller.

(SOUNDBITE OF CHRIS ZABRISKIE'S "THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR ON THE BOW OF THE KALEETAN")

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

5 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

6 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

7 picket   

n.纠察队；警戒哨；v.设置纠察线；布置警卫

参考例句：

• They marched to the factory and formed a picket.他们向工厂前进,并组成了纠察队。
• Some of the union members did not want to picket.工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。