Feb. 12, 2004 | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department is seeking abortion records from the University of Michigan Medical Center and several other university hospitals as part of a lawsuit over the federal ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions.
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But hospitals have been reluctant to produce the information. The University of Michigan refused several weeks ago based on privacy grounds, spokeswoman Kallie Michels said Wednesday.
Earlier this week, a federal district judge in Chicago blocked the release of the information from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, citing Illinois privacy laws. Another judge is considering a similar request from Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia.
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In response to an attorney for the plaintiffs, who said the plaintiffs cannot force hospitals to surrender the records, Casey said he will "not let the doctors hide behind the shield of the hospital."
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