Judge drops charges against abortion doc

By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press Writer
Sat Dec 23, 2:24 AM ET

WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas' attorney general, a vocal abortion opponent, charged a well-known abortion provider with illegally performing late-term abortions, but a Sedgwick County judge on Friday threw out the charges after less than a day.

Judge Paul W. Clark dismissed the charges against Dr. George Tiller at the request of Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston, who said her office had not been consulted by Attorney General Phill Kline.