Abortion Doc Who Dumped Patient Records May Not Be Charged
(LifeNews.com) An abortion practitioner who dumped thousands of patient records in a recycling bin may not be criminally charged in connection with his actions. On a tip from a local woman, the Kansas City Star newspaper recovered over 1,000 abortion medical records from 2001-2002 that were illegally dumped in a public recycling bin by abortion practitioner Krishna Rajanna. The files contained names, addresses and other sensitive information about abortion patients at his now-closed Affordable Medical Center abortion facility.
The newspaper has since turned the documents over to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. The documents could be used as evidence in a possible criminal case but Johnson County District Attorney, Steve Howe, said yesterday he doesn’t anticipate filing legal charges as it is not clear whether federal medical privacy laws apply.
According to an AP report, “Howe said his office will examine whether Rajanna’s actions violated state consumer protection laws, which are enforced through civil lawsuits, and it may contact federal officials about potential violations of patient privacy laws. Meanwhile, the Board of Healing Arts’ general counsel said it will consider going to court to have an outside custodian take possession of any remaining records from the clinic. Rajanna told The Associated Press he still has documents stored in his home.”
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The newspaper has since turned the documents over to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. The documents could be used as evidence in a possible criminal case but Johnson County District Attorney, Steve Howe, said yesterday he doesn’t anticipate filing legal charges as it is not clear whether federal medical privacy laws apply.
According to an AP report, “Howe said his office will examine whether Rajanna’s actions violated state consumer protection laws, which are enforced through civil lawsuits, and it may contact federal officials about potential violations of patient privacy laws. Meanwhile, the Board of Healing Arts’ general counsel said it will consider going to court to have an outside custodian take possession of any remaining records from the clinic. Rajanna told The Associated Press he still has documents stored in his home.”
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