Prosecutors in Kansas have dropped the nation’s first criminal prosecution of the reproductive health services group Planned Parenthood, ending a five-year ordeal. Planned Parenthood’s affiliate in Kansas and mid-Missouri had faced charges of failing to assess the viability of fetuses before abortions. Although most of the charges had already been dismissed, prosecutors announced on Friday they were dropping the entire case.
Kansas Prosecutors Drop Planned Parenthood Case
HeadlineAug 20, 2012