Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org
WICHITA, Kansas, June 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- After months of refusing to honor subpoenas issued by a citizen-called grand jury investigating late-term abortionist George R. Tiller, Attorney General Steve Six has finally submitted 35 late-term abortion records to the grand jury that were gathered during an investigation conducted by Phill Kline while he served as Attorney General.
The records were from late-term abortions that took place in 2003 for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired. All patient identifying information was redacted during Kline's tenure as AG and present no risks to patient privacy.
Six had refused to honor the subpoenas, which were originally issued in January, 2008, and filed a motion with the Kansas Supreme Court asking for the subpoenas to be quashed. The Supreme Court ruled on May 6, 2008, that the subpoenas could be honored. Six's office finally surrendered the records on May 20.
Operation Rescue has long criticized Six for his actions that have delayed the grand jury, and for his efforts to obstruct a prosecution of Planned Parenthood in Johnson County, Kansas.
"We are happy to see that the State's Attorney General has finally decided to obey the law and honor the legally issued grand jury subpoenas," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, who testified before the grand jury in January. "Based on his efforts to impede the Planned Parenthood prosecution, we are still concerned about the possibility of his office continuing to interfere with the ability of this grand jury to properly do its job. As always, we will be watching this very closely."
About Operation Rescue
Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation. Operation Rescue recently made headlines when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America. Its activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in obedience to biblical mandates.
