Updated October 22, 2009 at 10:32pm
Anti-abortion activists decried Thursday the resignation of the state official brought in to restore public confidence in the Kansas board responsible for regulating health care professionals.
Jack Confer, who quietly stepped down Monday as executive director of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, arrived in July 2008 in the wake of legislative uproar about glacial reaction to complaints about doctors, lax discipline of unethical or dangerous licensees and excessive secrecy of board activities. The controversy prompted ouster of the top two officials at the board office and passage of laws intended to improve oversight.
No reason was offered by board staff's for the resignation, and Confer wasn't available. A spokeswoman for Gov. Mark Parkinson said he didn't request Confer's resignation.
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Mary Kay Culp, executive director of the anti-abortion group Kansans for Life, said Confer's absence would undermine pending complaints alleging Kristin Neuhaus, LeRoy Carhart, Susan Robinson and Shelly Sella engaged in improper abortion activities.
"Jack Confer was our last hope against the complete and total corruption of this state by abortion forces, and with his resignation, no matter what the reason, that hope is dashed," Culp said.
On Friday, the Board of Healing Arts dismissed a case against the late George Tiller, who was shot to death May 31 in Wichita.
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