Posted on 01/09/2007 10:33:23 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
The newly elected Kansas attorney general fired a special prosecutor Tuesday whom his predecessor had appointed to prosecute the state's most visible abortion provider.
Don McKinney had been hired to investigate Dr. George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the nation to perform late-term abortions. McKinney has previously protested outside Tiller's clinic. His last day will be Saturday.
"You are further ordered to cease and desist any further activity in this matter," Attorney General Paul Morrison wrote in a letter to McKinney.
McKinney said he had been fired to "protect the abortion clinics."
"Morrison said he would fire me because I was not a 'neutral third party.' That's a smoke screen," McKinney said. "Nobody is neutral about aborting late-term babies. A special prosecutor isn't supposed to be neutral, he's supposed to prosecute the defendant." He has said Morrison was beholden to the doctor, who helped finance at least $248,000 in advertising in 2002 and 2006 against the previous attorney general, Phill Kline.
Kline obtained patient records from Tiller and other abortion providers after a two-year legal battle, but his attempt to charge Tiller in Sedwick County late last month failed because of a jurisdiction issue.
Kline alleges that Tiller performed 15 illegal late-term abortions in 2003 on patients ages 10 to 22 and failed to properly report the details of the procedures to state health officials.
Tiller's attorneys say the allegations are groundless. Don Monnat, a Wichita attorney representing Tiller, said patient privacy remains a big concern because McKinney has protested against the doctor.
A legal battle over patient records lasted two years, with Kline obtaining edited versions in October. Kline issued a statement Tuesday saying Morrison "fired an independent prosecutor with a well-respected legal career and terminated a contract that provided that prosecutor with independent authority."
This looks like the newly elected Attorney General's very first act after taking office. I'm guessing that's going to put a very large political bullseye on his record come next election.
Looks like the newly elected attorney general is "doing a buddy a favor" as the mob likes to say.
No party affiliation listed by the new AG's name. He must be a Dem.
Reminds me of "is it time yet...or are we still in that awkward stage where things have gone too far to reverse but it's still too early to start shooting the bastards"
Or words to that effect as I recall.
Yeah, this doctor had to take matters into his own hands when the law turned against the best interest of the individual, in this case at least one little girl of 10.
'Individual' ... would that be the alive unborn individual or some other you want to educate us on.
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"America is in the awkward stage, too late to work within the system, too early to shoot the..."
Well said.
Ignorance REALLY is bliss, eh?
Morrison knows who brought the office for him. He ain't stupid.
The chicken egg you eat is unfertilized, much the same as a woman's egg that is discarded during her period.
Your argument is tired. Try again, superchamp.
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Sheesh, are you going to foam at the mouth anymore? Step outside and get some air.
This is what you can expect from a Democrat. There is little else to say beyond that.
this is why you should never just stay home on election day. The worst GOP politician is better than any RAT.
McKinney has defended Operation Rescue members and has protested in front of Tiller's clinics. Making him a special prosecutor to look into abortion makes no more sense than appointing someone with close ties to Planned Parenthood as special prosecutor.
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