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Concerned Women for America Asks Abortionists to Come Clean: Are You Assisting Child Rapists? 9/8/2005 Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) commends Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline for his efforts to vigorously prosecute illegal late-term abortions and child molestation in his state. Abortion clinics in Kansas that are hiding relevant documents subpoenaed by the court should rightly be seen for how they are acting – as accomplices.
A Kansas District Court judge found probable cause to believe crimes have been committed and that evidence of the crimes is in the files of abortion clinics. As a result, the judge ordered the clinics to produce these records. They have refused and now the matter is before the Kansas Supreme Court.
Courts frequently subpoena medical records to investigate violent or financial crimes. Hospitals, doctors’ offices and clinics routinely respond. Patients’ privacy is protected. Yet the Kansas abortion clinics, particularly media-savvy Planned Parenthood, are refusing to hand over documents. Despite their insincere invitation to “investigate us, not our patients,” they refuse to cooperate with efforts to provide justice for women and girls.
“Children most of all are not likely to report their abuse; in fact, they tend to cover up the abuse out of shame, fear, or intimidation by someone they know and, in many cases upon whom they depend,” states Judy Smith, State Director of Concerned Women for America of Kansas. “They rely on schools, medical personnel, counselors and concerned people to protect them from these heinous crimes. Attorney-General Kline is upholding the law; as the chief law enforcement officer in Kansas he has to do whatever he can do to make sure children are protected to the fullest extent of the law.” Read Full Press Release
Claiming they can’t turn records over to the court under the pretense of protecting patient privacy, the abortion clinics turn around and give patients’ names to campaign and fundraising operators.
Just days before the case was to be brought before the Kansas Supreme Court, agents of the clinics under investigation, owned by late-term abortionist George Tiller, were seen shredding hundred of documents behind its facility.
Obtaining the medical records is vital to tracking down child rapists as well as discovering whether clinics are illegally committing abortions after the 22nd week of pregnancy.
Wendy Wright, CWA’s Executive Vice President, concluded, “For once we agree with Planned Parenthood: Attorney General Phill Kline should investigate it and late-term abortionist George Tiller thoroughly. Their actions – before and during this investigation – put them squarely on the side of cooperating with suspected child rapists and not the law. “We join parents in Kansas in gratitude for Attorney General Kline’s perseverance in going after any accomplice to child sexual abusers, especially if they use their position to cover up a crime.” For Information Contact: |
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