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Additional Background

Medical Privacy
Visit Planned Parenthood's national archive for privacy-focused stories from around the country

Or review the Center for Reproductive Rights' Timeline of Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Privacy

Kansas State Facts About Abortion
Facts compiled by the Alan Guttmacher Institute include restrictions, pregnancy rates and outcomes and KS vs. national rates

PPKM Press Releases

2010

Arrow1/29/2010
Roeder Conviction

2009

Arrow5/31/2009
Planned Parenthood Mourns Dr. Tiller

Arrow5/22/2009
Kansas Governor exercises line item veto in favor of women's health

Arrow5/15/2009
Anti-Choice Lobby Kills Family Friendly Cancer Prevention Bill & Their Own Restriction Bill

Arrow5/1/2009
Planned Parenthood Responds to Allegations Made by Senator Huelskamp

Arrow4/29/2009
Missouri House Needs Sex Education-or at Least a Biology Class

Arrow4/23/2009
Governor Sebelius Reaffirms Support of Women's Health Care

Arrow4/2/2009
GYT: Get Yourself Tested

Arrow3/27/2009
Doctors and Medical Students Concerned About Proposed Measure to Ban Abortions at Public Hospitals

Arrow3/25/2009
Kansas Legislature not considering best interests of women and families

Arrow2/11/2009
Missouri House of Representatives Priorities Way Out-of-Step

Arrow2/3/2009
Planned Parenthood Supporters Urge Legislators to Put Prevention First

2008

Arrow 12/05/08
Kansas Supreme Court Slams Kline

Arrow 09/25/08
Local Organizations Urge Public Comment to HHS Proposed Regulation

Arrow 04/30/08
KS Veto Sustained

Arrow 04/28/08
Motion to Quash Granted

Arrow 04/21/08
MISSOURI HOUSE PASSES ABORTION RESTRICTION BILL
Government intrusion and a new crime of ‘coercion’ only hurt doctor/patient relationship

Arrow 04/21/08
Governor Vetoes Abortion Restriction Bill
Planned Parenthood Commends the Governor’s Support of Women’s Health

Arrow 03/18/08
Kansas Takes Next Step Toward Restricting Abortion Care
Women Face Further Obstacles to Health Services

Arrow 03/04/08
Grand Jury Concludes Investigation and Clears Planned Parenthood

Arrow 03/03/08
Proposed ballot initiative puts politicians and bureaucrats in charge of health care decisions;
Denies patients honest information and threatens doctors with unending lawsuits

2007

Arrow10/17/07
Phill Kline Continues Assault On Planned Parenthood

Arrow8/27/07
Planned Parenthood is Granted Preliminary Injunction

Arrow 6/27/07
Attorney General Ends Inquisition into Medical Records
Read the letter from Attorney General Paul Morrison

2006

2006 Kline Case Updates

3/15/06
Responsible Sex Ed Targeted by State School Board

2/2/06
Women's health advocates protest Walgreen's refusal to fill emergency contraception prescriptions

2005

11/17/05
Planned Parenthood and the Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Plan Appeal of Latest Abortion Law Ruling

9/8/05
Post-Kansas Supreme Court hearing statement

9/8/05
Planned Parenthood Representatives Speak Out on Today’s Kansas Supreme Court Hearing and Potential Consequences for Women and Medical Privacy

8/29/05
Media Advisory: PPKM Briefing on Kansas Supreme Court Hearing Regarding Sweeping Invasion of Patients’ Medical Privacy by Kansas Attorney General

3/16/2005
PPKM Fighting Sweeping Invasion of Patients' Medical Privacy by Kansas Attorney General

Latest Kline Case Updates

2/3/2006 - Planned Parenthood Applauds Victory for Women’s Medical Privacy
read the release

2-3-2006 Kansas Supreme Court Ruling
This official 20-page document addresses factual and procedural background, parties' positions, all case filings, the known criminal statutes at issue and more.

2-2-2006 Media Advisory
Addresses pending court decision and its implications

Kline Case Media Resources

The following information is provided for journalists who seek additional information on Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline's subpoena of private medical records from Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood.

  Joint Motion Filed by Alpha and Beta Medical Clinic

This legal brief enumerates the facts, arguments and relief sought by PPKM in its efforts to protect the confidentiality of private medical records subpoenaed by Attorney General Kline. Please note: this is a large file that will take some time to download

   Position Statement

PPKM President and CEO Peter Brownlie explains why this agency has fought the release of patients' private medical records

  Issues Statement

A four-point summary of the issues behind PPKM's determination to protect patient privacy and record confidentiality.

   PPKM Services

An overview of reproductive health services, advocacy & education offered by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri and Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood.

   Case History & Timeline

A procedural history including key dates of decisions made by the district court and Kansas Supreme Court regarding the Attorney General's subpoena of medical records.

   Kansas Reproductive Health Law

A summary of current and pending state legislation pertaining to abortion, treatment of minors in the context of abortion, contraception, medical provider and institution refusals, penalty and enforcement, sterilization and violence against pregnant women.

    A Missouri Reproductive Health Law summary is also available