Barnett Slepian (October 21, 1946 – October 23, 1998) was a Jewish physician in Amherst, New York in the United States who was killed in his home by an anti-abortion activist, James Charles Kopp. Slepian was one of several physician, nurses, and health care workers, killed or injured by Anti-abortion activists. Jump to: navigation, search October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Physician examining a child The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... Amherst, named the safest town in America, is located in Erie County, New York, directly northeast of the City of Buffalo. ... James Charles Kopp was convicted in 2003 for the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, a New York state physician who performed abortions. ... ...

Slepian was an obstetrician/gynecologist with his own practice, but he also provided services at a local clinic, GYN Women's Services. This article needs cleanup. ... The shamefulness associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. ...

On Thursday, October 22, 1998, Slepian had returned from synagogue and was preparing soup in his kitchen when he was shot in the shoulder through a window. He died a few hours later at the age of 52. Kopp fled, but was arrested in France. He was tried and convicted in Buffalo, New York and is currently serving a term of imprisonment. Jump to: navigation, search Thursday, by international standard, is the fourth day of the week, falling between Wednesday and Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A synagogue or synagog (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo is an American city in western New York. ...