Kansas Planned Parenthood Cleared of Charges

[ismnotwasm]

"A Kansas Planned Parenthood clinic was cleared of any wrongdoing on Monday when the grand jury refused to issue an indictment. The grand jury had subpoenaed the medical records of 16 women from the Planned Parenthood clinic, but all the records were given to District Judge Kevin Moriarty instead of the jurors. The jurors reviewed a spreadsheet of the information on the records that was approved by the judge to protect patients' confidentiality, reports the Kansas City Star.

The grand jury was convened three months ago as a result of a citizen's petition circulated by anti-abortion extremists. Kansas is one of only 6 states in which citizens can convene a grand jury through a petition. According to the Associated Press, the groups claimed that the Kansas Planned Parenthood clinic violated parental consent and notification laws and that Planned Parenthood was trafficking in fetal tissue."
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=10857


Good news for a change
Here's a little more
Judge Blocks Illinois Parental Notification Law
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=10854

Oregon Requires Hospitals to Dispense Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assault Victims

http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=10865

[bliss_eternal]

1. This IS good news---thank YOU!

:applause:

I wonder if some judges are questioning these laws?

[uppityperson]

2. Good, thanks for posting this.

[ThomCat]

3. I hope this is the start of a trend.

We could all use more good news. :)

[smokey nj]

4. This is really good news.