Is Tiller Above the Law?

 

The battle to protect an unborn child capable of living outside the womb was decided in 1998 when the Kansas legislature passed a law that placed restrictions on post-viable abortions.

 

This law clearly states that if a baby is capable of living outside the womb-which is considered over 21 weeks of gestation-then it is illegal to abort the child.  One of the authors of this legislation was Representative Phill Kline.

 

Each year, statistical information on abortions was reported annually to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.  These reports show that the late-term abortions prohibited by the 1998 law not only did not cease, but have increased. 

 

The number of illegal abortions performed during this time is estimated at 2,519, with the vast majority of these abortions having been performed by George Tiller, the medical director of an abortion clinic in Wichita, KS that specializes in  the provision of late-term procedures. 

 

In 2002, Phill Kline was elected as the Attorney General of Kansas.  Being aware of the situation, Attorney General Kline launched an inquiry into the enforcement of post-viable abortion laws.  To date, the battle of enforcement of said law continues.

 

Lawyers representing Tiller have successfully managed to delay the investigations into Tiller’s practice.  Ultimately, after considerable delay brought about by the Kansas Supreme Court, the Kansas Attorney General’s office (post Phill Kline), and the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office, it became apparent that it was going to be up to the citizens of Sedgwick County to force an investigation into violations of the law concerning abortion by petitioning a grand jury.

 

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