Kansas' highest court unsealed a lawsuit today by a Planned Parenthood clinic against a prosecutor who has charged the clinic with violating state abortion laws and manufacturing false documents, The Associated Press reported.
The court rejected a letter from former Attorney General Paul Morrison that would have cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing.
Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline has charged Planned Parenthood's Kansas City clinic, Comprehensive Health, with 107 criminal charges in district court, including 23 felonies.
Planned Parenthood wanted the court to order Kline to return medical records from 30 patients' files. But the court ruled today that Kline has proper legal clearance to be in possession of the abortion records.
"It's about time the courts allowed Phill Kline to do his job and conduct this investigation involving serious allegations against Planned Parenthood," said Dawn Vargo, bioethics analyst for Focus on the Family Action.