In relation to this line of questioning, while of course the short clip doesn’t give us the context of questions and answers up to this point, any confusion appears to be squarely at the feet of the prosecutor.

This lady is quite right to say that the original question was specific, “have you had any similar experience where you could not see your patients except through someone at the hospital” – when she answers actually yes there was, when I worked for Dr – the prosecutor then suggests that she has said her work for that Dr was similar to her work for Dr Tiller. She didn’t say that and the confusion is caused not by her answers but by the prosecutor.

In his defence I would not like to have my every question filmed and scrutinised – but I also know that my questions are being scrutinised by judges who would have involved themselves at this point and made it perfectly clear to the jury who was at fault for any confusion.

Keep up the good work

Interested Counsel