Kansas may discipline doctor over 13-year-old's abortion

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Jim Suhr and John Hanna, Associated Press
Updated 6:11 pm, Thursday, August 10, 2017


TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A doctor facing possible disciplinary action over allegations that he broke Kansas law in handling a 13-year-old girl's abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic told medical regulators Thursday he was unaware of the patient's age — and that the clinic's staff was to blame.

Dr. Allen Palmer, a part-time Planned Parenthood contractor who only performed abortions for patients in their first trimester, is accused in a petition seeking revocation, suspension or other action against his medical license that he failed to preserve fetal tissue from the abortion and submit it to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation or a KBI-approved lab. Kansas state law and regulations require such action for abortion patients younger than 14.

Planned Parenthood self-reported the violation to the state.
 
During a hearing Thursday, after which the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts deferred its ruling, Palmer insisted he relied on Planned Parenthood's employees to inform him if the patient during the December 2014 procedure was younger than 14, saying he didn't do abortions on patients so young.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Kansas-scrutinizes-doctor-over-13-year-old-girl-s-11748268.php

[pnwmom]

1. It's insane that they'd make it harder on a 13 yr old to get an abortion, despite all the risks

of childbirth at that age.

[Botany]

2. So these sick fucks wanted a 13 year old girl to carry a baby to term?

If a woman has an abortion that is between her, her God, her Dr.
and maybe the child's father. Just because you believe in a diety
does not give you the right to act like a diety and tell others how
to live their lives.

[Warpy]

3. No, they wanted a DNA sample so they could go after her friends and family

to find out who impregnated her. On the surface, a good thing, but it involves letting everybody she knows that she not only got pregnant, she committed the ultimate sin of having an abortion. This can be very dangerous, too, especially in a god besotted state like Kansas. THINK of the social media bullying by all the godly.

[Botany]

4. Those people are as far away form the teachings of Christ as they can be.

My late Aunt and Uncle were "church people" and they saw thier work
besides running an Episcopal Ghurch in a small town in S.W. OH as trying
to help people and that they did.

This is their legacy to the area:

http://samaritanoutreachservices.com

[hamsterjill]

9. +1000!!!!!!!!

You expressed my exact thoughts. Thank you.

[MontanaMama]

5. Great.

He blames PP staff and they get the shaft no matter how this shakes out. Come on Kansas!!! Get a fucking grip. Not to mention this doctor states he doesn't do abortions on patients so young...guess they can just go ahead and give birth and take their babies to middle school with them. JFC, this is messed up on so many levels.

[christx30]

10. Or they can die in childbirth.

They don't care about the life of the mother in any way. As long as the baby survives.

[MontanaMama]

12. Oh yes. There's that!

Women are disposable. I forgot.

[christx30]

13. As long as their invisible sky friend is happy,

who cares what happens to human lives?

[MontanaMama]

14. That's just it, isn't it?

The joke is on them however...I'm guessing their sky pal isn't impressed with the shit these idiots do in her name. Meanwhile, women continue to suffer.

[truthisfreedom]

6. There is evil afoot anytime you go around

A victim's wishes.

[sandensea]

7. The GOP's specialty.

Since Nixon anyway.

[uppityperson]

8. must be for DNA, which is good. Looks like it was doctor and clinical error, not trying

to increase difficulty in obtaining an abortion. What it's done with that info, how it exposes the teen, is a problem.

[elleng]

11. Should be awarded the Kansas award for Valor!