Judge Tatum delays the preliminary hearing two months to allow KS Supreme Court to rule on unprecedented gag order
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this release indicated that Judge Anderson testified that the fetal age had been altered on forms. That is not accurate. Judge Anderson testified that he believed evidence had been “manufactured.” This version more accurately relates Judge Anderson’s comments. We also misidentified a photo as Judge Anderson. We apologize for the error. -Operation Rescue
Olathe, KS — District Attorney Phill Kline has filed a motion this morning with the Kansas Supreme Court asking them to lift their gag order on Judge Richard Anderson and allow him to testify in Kline’s criminal prosecution of Planned Parenthood. Later in the morning, Judge Stephen Tatum agreed to delay the criminal case’s preliminary hearing until July 21, to allow the Kansas Supreme Court time to rule on the issue that could determine if the criminal case will be able to continue.
On January 16, 2008, Judge Anderson testified before District Court Judge Stephen Tatum that he had reason to believe that “it appears someone has manufactured” part of certain records. Anderson said, “In context (this) could mean that somebody committed a felony in an attempt to cover up a misdemeanor.” He further stated that “there is evidence of crimes in those records that needs to be evaluated.”
This evidence is central to Kline’s 107 criminal charges against Planned Parenthood, which is charged with committing illegal late-term abortions and other crimes. Without Anderson’s documents and testimony, Kline’s charges would lack the evidence necessary for convictions.
In February, Attorney General Stephen Six asked the Kansas Supreme Court that to allow him to pursue a secret lawsuit against Judge Anderson filed by his predecessor, Paul Morrison in an effort to block Anderson from releasing the incriminating evidence to Kline. In response to Six’s efforts, on April 4, the Supreme Court ordered Anderson not to comply with Kline’s subpoenas or testify at any hearings.
“Planned Parenthood got caught doing abortions past the legal limit and other crimes, then cooked the books to look like they didn’t,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
“At risk is over $300 million in Federal funding annually. In order to qualify for those funds, Planned Parenthood must be able to show their organizations all comply with the law. Planned Parenthood gives millions back to pro-abortion candidates in order to protect their abortion empire” explained Newman. “That is a lot of incentive to enlist political operatives like Gov. Sebelius and Attorney General Six to make sure that Kline’s case fails. Over a billion dollars is at stake in this case both for Planned Parenthood and the Democratic Party. There is no doubt that political corruption is at work here. If Sebelius and her cohorts are successful at blocking the prosecution of Planned Parenthood, then she could very well become the next Vice President of the United States.”
Where are the Kansas state legislators in all of this? Can’t they see that their law-making powers are being usurped by rogue Court justices and Attorney General?!
If Kansas judges won’t protect the people from medical malpractice by planned parenthood, tiller, and other abortionists, the legislators should at a minimum require by law that written and oral disclosures are given by these abortionists to every woman and girl seeking an abortion by them.
When these woman/girls know they have NO legal recourse to seek monetary damages for medical malpractice from any abortionist or their facilities, they might think twice about having such a surgical procedure done.
In essence, the obstructive actions by the Kansas Superior Court justices , the KS attorney general, and the KS governor to allow incriminating malpractice evidence by planned parenthood and tiller has the same chilling effect that says no one can touch planned parenthood or tiller for any malpractice they have committed against state law or against a girl or woman harmed or deceived by them.
I need to clarify what I said about the obstructive actions of the KS Court and Attorney General by saying their actions to obstruct incriminating evidence involving malpractice by Planned Parenthood, Tiller or other abortionists has the same effect as saying people have no legal rights or claims against these organizations or people for any reason.