Judge Halts Abortion Records Hearing Because of Reporter
Topeka, KS - May 05, 2006 A judge today stopped a hearing about whether abortion mills should have to cooperate with a criminal investigation by the Attorney General and produce subpoenaed medical records after noticing the presence of an AP reporter in the courtroom. The judge is considering closing the court to reporters and conducting the hearings behind closed doors.
"Perhaps the judge should be reminded that in America we have open courts for a reason, and that is to assure the public that laws are being followed and there is no monkey-business thwarting justice," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline is attempting to subpoena medical records from two Kansas abortion mills, Planned Parenthood in Kansas City and George Tiller's Women's Health Care Services in Wichita, in a criminal investigation he is conducting into illegal late- term abortions and the illegal concealment of child rape. The abortion mills have resisted the subpoenas citing privacy considerations of their patients.
In February, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Kline's subpoenas could be reissued, if the patient's names were redacted from the files.
"Secrecy in court proceedings can lead to corruption and injustice, something that cannot be tolerated in a free society," said Newman. Operation Rescue urges Shawnee County District Judge Richard Anderson to conduct hearings openly and in the presence of the media to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
Read AP story by John Hanna...
Via Operation Rescue.
"Perhaps the judge should be reminded that in America we have open courts for a reason, and that is to assure the public that laws are being followed and there is no monkey-business thwarting justice," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline is attempting to subpoena medical records from two Kansas abortion mills, Planned Parenthood in Kansas City and George Tiller's Women's Health Care Services in Wichita, in a criminal investigation he is conducting into illegal late- term abortions and the illegal concealment of child rape. The abortion mills have resisted the subpoenas citing privacy considerations of their patients.
In February, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Kline's subpoenas could be reissued, if the patient's names were redacted from the files.
"Secrecy in court proceedings can lead to corruption and injustice, something that cannot be tolerated in a free society," said Newman. Operation Rescue urges Shawnee County District Judge Richard Anderson to conduct hearings openly and in the presence of the media to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
Read AP story by John Hanna...
Via Operation Rescue.
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