David Gunn (doctor), Date of Birth, Date of Death

David Gunn (doctor)

American gynaecologist

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1945

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1993

Profession: gynaecologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

David Gunn (November 16, 1945 – March 10, 1993) was an American physician.
He received his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University and earned his M.D.
at the University of Kentucky.
Gunn moved to Brewton, Alabama, after his residency, choosing to provide OB/GYN and abortion services in rural America. Gunn was murdered in Pensacola, Florida, by anti-abortionist Michael F.
Griffin, described by The New York Times as "a fundamentalist Christian and a loner with a bad temper".
Griffin originally claimed to be acting on behalf of God; his attorneys later argued that he had been "brainwashed" by another anti-abortion activist, John Burt.From March 1993 through May 2009, Gunn was the first of a total of four doctors murdered by killers proclaiming pro-life motivation.
Others killed were doctors Barnett Slepian, John Britton and George Tiller.
Gunn's murder helped lead to the passage of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
Gunn's death also prompted Paul Jennings Hill, an American minister, to issue the Defensive Action Statement, signed by 30 anti-abortion leaders, which justifies the killing of abortion doctors to protect fetuses.