Kan. Court Blocks Abortion Records' Access

By JOHN HANNA

Associated Press Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The state's highest court on Friday temporarily stopped the state attorney general from looking at records from two abortion clinics, saying such a review could violate patient privacy.

The Kansas Supreme Court ordered a lower court judge to first make sure that Attorney General Phill Kline has the right to see the documents in his investigation of potential violations of state restrictions on abortion and suspected rapes of children.