O'Reilly abortion report riles Kansas MD

[Jon8503]

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. - An abortion doctor plans to ask for an investigation of the state attorney general and Bill O'Reilly over comments by the Fox television host that he got information from Kansas abortion records, the doctor's attorneys said Saturday.

Dr. George Tiller said he will ask the Kansas Supreme Court on Monday to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and take possession of the records of 90 patients from two clinics.

Attorney General Phill Kline obtained the records recently after a two-year battle that prompted privacy concerns. He has said he sought the records to review them for evidence of possible crimes including rape and illegal abortions.

During a Friday night broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor," the conservative host said a "source inside" told the show that Tiller performs late-term abortions when a patient is depressed, which O'Reilly deemed "executing babies."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/ap_on_en_tv/kansas_attorney_general_o_reilly;_ylt=AoGjsrAm6y.lwjOWW6TCmKTMWM0F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

[longship]

1. Dr. George Tiller is a wonderful person.

Nobody, and I mean *nobody*, would do what Dr. Tiller does unless one was absolutely committed to women's rights. When I lived in Wichita, Dr. Tiller was shot by a lunatic anti-abortion radical at a time when Randal Terry had his "Operation Rescue" folks in town (at the invitation of a Wichita City Councilman). Tiller was at his clinic taking care of patients the very next day with his arm in a sling.

Tiller's family has been harrassed--there are protesters around his house all the time. When interviewed he unequivocally states that the only reason why he continues through all this adversity is that somebody has to stand up for the rights of women to determine their own reproductive futures.

[cornermouse]

2. Isn't the "source inside" violating HIPAA?

That could be bad news for the "source inside".