KS abortion clinics ask state Supreme Court to intervene regarding requests for patient records
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, February 28, 2005
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Two Kansas abortion clinics have asked the state Supreme Court to step in against Attorney General Phill Kline, who has repeatedly demanded that the clinics turn over the names, sexual histories, and medical records of 90 women who received late-term abortions, according to the Kansas City Star.
Kline claimed he needs the information for an investigation into possible cases of sexual abuse of children. The clinics claim otherwise, saying in a brief that they believe the abortion-opposed Kline is looking for evidence of misconduct at the clinics, reported the Star. Kline's requests targeted women who received late-term abortions, not specifically young girls who may have been raped.
The brief goes on to say that the requests from Kline could lead to "a knock on the door of a woman who exercised her constitutional right to privacy, by special agents of the Attorney General who seek to inquire into her personal medical, sexual, or legal history."
Kline has until March 14 to respond to the Supreme Court intervention, although he said he expects to complete the response sooner, reported the Star.
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