David Trosch

David Charles Trosch (29 November 1935 – 12 October 2012)[1] was a Roman Catholic priest from Mobile, Alabama,[2] who was the subject of controversy due to his promotion of the concept of justifiable homicide in the case of killing abortion providers.[3] He was a supporter of anti-abortion extremist Paul Jennings Hill, who was executed in 2003 for murdering an abortion provider and his bodyguard.[4] Trosch denied having ever met Hill although they dined and prayed together, and signed a document which attempted to justify lethal force against abortion providers.[5][6]

  1. ^ "David Trosch Obituary: View Obituary for David Trosch by Radney Funeral Home Mobile, Mobile, AL". 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012.
  2. ^ Clarkson, Frederick (1997). Eternal hostility: the struggle between theocracy and democracy. Common Courage Press. p. 143. ISBN 1-56751-088-4.
  3. ^ "Priest Is Scolded on Abortion Ad". The New York Times. 18 August 1993. Retrieved 26 September 2010. In an interview published Sunday in The Register, Father Trosch said he designed the advertisement, which shows a man pointing a gun at a doctor who is holding a knife over a pregnant woman. Two words accompany the picture: "Justifiable homicide."
  4. ^ Warren, Marcus (4 September 2003). "Anti-abortion killer goes to death defiant Unrepentant ex-preacher felt 'honoured' by his execution for the murder of a doctor and his bodyguard". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. ^ Howlett, Debbie (10 January 1995). "'Courage' or crime?/Incidents, reports spark FBI probe". USA Today.
  6. ^ Bader, Eleanor J. (2001). Targets of Hatred: Anti-Abortion Terrorism. New York, NY: Palgrave for St. Martin's Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-312-23925-1.