A win for women’s rights and a loss for Phil Kline: there was much rejoicing March 9, 2008
Posted by Evil Bender in constiutional issues, reproductive rights, wingnuts.trackback
I’m a bit late to this one, but of course I couldn’t resist noting that Phil Kline, the former Kansas AG who was humiliated in his attempt at re-election then given the job as Johnson County DA when Kansas Republicans decided to be more overt than usual in giving a Fuck You to the voters, has seen his trumped-up attempt to shut down Planned Parenthood receive yet another setback. A grand jury told him just what they thought of his case:
A Kansas grand jury that investigated a Planned Parenthood clinic has refused to issue an indictment on allegations that it violated restrictions on the procedure.
The Johnson County, Kan., grand jury’s decision was announced Monday evening, Planned Parenthood officials said.
Abortion opponents, through a petition, had forced the court to convene the panel and investigate the clinic in Overland Park, Kan., to determine whether it violated laws on parental notice and informed consent.
The news is not all good, though: opponents of women and the rule of law are threatening to try again, continuing to force Grand Juries to convene until they get what they want. This is yet another in the string of humiliating defeats for Kline, who consistently puts his ideology and hatred for women above doing his fucking job, but he won’t stop: after all, the man clearly doesn’t have anything else to do but pry into private medical records and push frivolous legal action.
Still, every loss for Kline is a victory for humanity and the rule of law, so I’ll celebrate this one.
Thank you! I am so sick of these Republicans trying to push us all back into the dark ages. I’m trying to help unmask McCain for his pathetic voting record. Women need to take a good look at this Wolf in Moderate’s clothing:
http://thebruceblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/why-women-should-run-as-fast-as-they-can-from-john-mccain/