Contact: Judy Smith, State Director, Concerned Women for America - Kansas, 816-695-7951

TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline to return redacted medical records to Attorney General Steven Six.  However, in spite of their ruling, the problem regarding the abortion records has not been resolved because key evidence has not been heard in the case against Planned Parenthood.  CWA of Kansas is calling for the charges to go forward because the original records were never in Kline's possession but in the possession of Judge Richard Anderson.

Judge Anderson is a key witness in the case against Planned Parenthood of Overland Park but has been silenced by the Kansas Supreme Court without a legal reason or explanation of the order.  "It is ridiculous that the Kansas Supreme Court has completely ignored chilling testimony given by the judge in a previous hearing that proves these charges must be examined," says Judy Smith, State Director of Concerned Women for America of Kansas. She further states, "As the possessor of the redacted medical records subpoenaed upon probable cause by four sitting judges against Planned Parenthood, he should be allowed to testify, and the charges should not be dropped.  This is a travesty of justice that endangers women."  As these records provide vital information to the case, CWA of Kansas is calling for the Kansas Supreme Court to allow Judge Anderson to testify.

"It is essential that the people of Kansas know that the laws enacted by the Legislature are being followed to the letter of the law," states Smith.

Abortion is a medical procedure that is not without risk, particularly when performed in the late stages of a pregnancy.  It is vital that reasonable laws, enacted to protect women's health and safety, are enforced by those agencies and branches of the government tasked with that charge.

CWA of Kansas calls on the Kansas Supreme Court to make sure that all witnesses are heard regarding a case that has such a significant effect on women and that the case go forward.