Reuters: Controversial Kansas abortion clinic, closed since ‘09, to reopen this spring:Controversy over the clinic in Wichita, Kansas is building as the country observes the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. WadeClosed since 2009 after its doctor was murdered, one
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Kansas: Billboard Is Personal Property, Not Compensable
One for you just compensation mavens. In City of Wichita v. Denton, No. 97952 (Kan. Jan. 4, 2013), the Kansas Supreme Court held that the city owed no compensation for the value of a billboard or the advertising income…
Abortion Provider Harassment Greater in States with More Onerous Abortion Laws
Salon: Study: Antiabortion laws inspire abuse, by Irin Carmon:“They will know your habits and routines. They know where you shop, who your friends are, what you drive, where you live,” said the letter to the abortion provider. “You…
New Kansas Legislation Unlikely to Prevent Wichita Clinic from Reopening
The Kansas City Star: Legal obstacles remain before abortion clinic could open in Wichita, by Hurst Laviana:It’s been more than three years since legal abortions were performed in Wichita, and the Kansas Legislature has since rewritten many of the…
Pro-Choice Advocates Plan to Reopen Dr. Tiller’s Clinic
Jezebel: Dr. Tiller’s Former Abortion Clinic is Reopening For Business, by Katie J. M. Baker: Trust Women Foundation, a non-profit abortion-rights group, has purchased Dr. George Tiller's former Wichita abortion clinic, which had been on the market ever since Tiller…
Anti-Abortion Group Accuses Clinic of Failure to Report Child Sexual Abuse Based on Papers Stolen from Dumpster
The Kansas City Star: Kansas investigates claims about KCK abortion clinic, by Donald Bradley & Alan Bavley: Wichita-based group says it has evidence child sex abuse wasn’t reported. Clinic says the allegations are untrue.Kansas regulators said Thursday that they…
Kansas Abortion Provider Faces Roadblocks
Los Angeles Times: Doctor struggles to fill role of slain Kansas abortion provider, by Jenny Deam:Dr. Mila Means aims to succeed Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, but so far an antiabortion movement has thwarted her at every turn.Reporting from…
Television Series on Dr. George Tiller May Influence Perspectives on Abortion
Jezebel: True Blood's Alan Ball Developing Series That Could Change the Way We Talk About Abortion, by Lane Moore:According to the Hollywood Reporter, True Blood mastermind Alan Ball is currently developing a series called Wichita about "a Kansas surgeon…
Federal Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction of Kansas Abortion Restriction
Kansas City Star: Judge lets Kansas abortion law stand during court challenge, by Brad Cooper:A new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage for elective abortions will remain in effect while a court challenge proceeds.
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NY Times Profiles Physician Trying to Open Abortion Clinic in Wichita, Kansas
The New York Times: Wichita Doctor Takes Up Fight For Abortions, by A.G. Sulzberger:Not long ago, Dr. Mila Means, the physician trying to open an abortion clinic in this city, received a letter advising her to check under her…