Troy Newman
Encyclopedia
Troy Newman is an American
pro-life
activist
. Born in Anchorage, Alaska
, Newman was adopted as an infant and raised in the Southern California area. He is the president of Operation Rescue, known before 2002 as Operation Rescue West, which is currently based in Wichita, Kansas
.
Newman became the head of this organization after Jeff White's Operation Rescue California closed due to legal judgements incurred against White. Newman moved his organizational headquarters to Wichita, Kansas. There, Operation Rescue West launched its "Year of Rebuke" campaign in an attempt at publicizing the names of those with political, professional, and social ties to late-term abortion provider George Tiller
.
Newman developed the idea of utilizing panel trucks, called the "Truth Truck" fleet, being driven across the United States, covered with graphic billboard-sized images of aborted fetuses to publicize his organization's message.
Newman protested at the execution of Reverend Paul Hill
. In a Sept 3rd, 2003 press release Newman stated, "There are many examples where taking the life in defense of innocent human beings is legally justified and permissible under the law."
Operation Rescue began documenting purported incidents of abortion-related injuries at the Women's Health Care Services requiring emergency hospitalization, including the third-trimester abortion death of Christin Gilbert, a 19-year-old with Down Syndrome
. Information gathered by Operation Rescue allegedly contributed to the introduction of a strict clinic regulations bill in 2005, which passed both Houses of the Kansas Legislature
by a two-thirds majority, but was vetoed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius
. Newman helped lead a petition campaign to convene a grand jury
to investigate Gilbert's death and other alleged wrongdoing by Tiller and his clinic. On July 31, 2006, the grand jury disbanded without returning indictments.
Operation Rescue participated in bringing public pressure to bear that led to the revocation of Krishna Rajanna's medical license and the permanent closure of his Kansas City abortion clinic.
In 2006, according to documents at the Sedgwick County
Register of Deeds office, Alison White, purchased the building formerly housing Central Women's Services, an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. White donated the former clinic to her father's anti-abortion organization, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust. Today, the building operates as Operation Rescue's National Headquarters and contains a memorial to aborted fetuses.
On September 11, 2006, the IRS revoked Operation Rescue West's 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt status. Newman's organization now operates under the name "Operation Rescue."
Newman wrote the book, Their Blood Cries Out, with Operation Rescue's Senior Policy Advisor, Cheryl Sullenger
.
Newman is an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church of America. He is married to Melissa and has five children.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
activist
Activism
Activism consists of intentional efforts to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing...
. Born in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, Newman was adopted as an infant and raised in the Southern California area. He is the president of Operation Rescue, known before 2002 as Operation Rescue West, which is currently based in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
.
Newman became the head of this organization after Jeff White's Operation Rescue California closed due to legal judgements incurred against White. Newman moved his organizational headquarters to Wichita, Kansas. There, Operation Rescue West launched its "Year of Rebuke" campaign in an attempt at publicizing the names of those with political, professional, and social ties to late-term abortion provider George Tiller
George Tiller
George Richard Tiller, MD was an American physician from Wichita, Kansas. He was the medical director of a clinic in Wichita, Women's Health Care Services, one of only three nationwide which provided abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy .Pro-life group Operation Rescue kept a daily vigil...
.
Newman developed the idea of utilizing panel trucks, called the "Truth Truck" fleet, being driven across the United States, covered with graphic billboard-sized images of aborted fetuses to publicize his organization's message.
Newman protested at the execution of Reverend Paul Hill
Paul Jennings Hill
Paul Jennings Hill was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.-Early life:...
. In a Sept 3rd, 2003 press release Newman stated, "There are many examples where taking the life in defense of innocent human beings is legally justified and permissible under the law."
Operation Rescue began documenting purported incidents of abortion-related injuries at the Women's Health Care Services requiring emergency hospitalization, including the third-trimester abortion death of Christin Gilbert, a 19-year-old with Down Syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...
. Information gathered by Operation Rescue allegedly contributed to the introduction of a strict clinic regulations bill in 2005, which passed both Houses of the Kansas Legislature
Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives, composed of 125 Representatives, and the upper Kansas Senate, with 40 Senators...
by a two-thirds majority, but was vetoed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors...
. Newman helped lead a petition campaign to convene a grand jury
Grand jury
A grand jury is a type of jury that determines whether a criminal indictment will issue. Currently, only the United States retains grand juries, although some other common law jurisdictions formerly employed them, and most other jurisdictions employ some other type of preliminary hearing...
to investigate Gilbert's death and other alleged wrongdoing by Tiller and his clinic. On July 31, 2006, the grand jury disbanded without returning indictments.
Operation Rescue participated in bringing public pressure to bear that led to the revocation of Krishna Rajanna's medical license and the permanent closure of his Kansas City abortion clinic.
In 2006, according to documents at the Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 498,365 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Wichita. The county was named after General John Sedgwick...
Register of Deeds office, Alison White, purchased the building formerly housing Central Women's Services, an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. White donated the former clinic to her father's anti-abortion organization, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust. Today, the building operates as Operation Rescue's National Headquarters and contains a memorial to aborted fetuses.
On September 11, 2006, the IRS revoked Operation Rescue West's 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt status. Newman's organization now operates under the name "Operation Rescue."
Newman wrote the book, Their Blood Cries Out, with Operation Rescue's Senior Policy Advisor, Cheryl Sullenger
Cheryl Sullenger
Cheryl Deann Sullenger is an American pro-life activist and convicted federal felon.Sullenger and her husband, Randall, both pled guilty in 1988 to conspiring to blow up the Alavarado Medical Center abortion clinic with a gasoline bomb She served two years in U.S. federal prison...
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Newman is an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church of America. He is married to Melissa and has five children.
External links
- Issue Clash: Late Abortions Troy Newman one of two featured debaters on NOW on PBS website