A FANATIC who murdered a doctor who performed late-term abortions was sentenced to life in prison and must serve 50 years — the maximum allowed by US law — before he can apply for parole.

Fifty-one-year-old Scott Roeder has been convicted of the murder of one of the only doctors in the US who offered late-term abortions.

Lawyers prosecuting a man who gunned down a controversial pro-abortion doctor had to get through the first day of evidence without mentioning the word “abortion” in front of jurors.