Had some shyster not flinched (followed by a judge farting in the
wrong direction), medical records would have been bulk-searched by
police.
Judge Lifts Order for Pregnancy Records Sought in Investigation of
Abandoned Baby
The Associated Press
Published: Oct 22, 2002
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) - A judge on Tuesday lifted an order that would
have required Planned Parenthood to provide pregnancy-test records that
authorities had hoped would lead them to the mother of a dead baby boy.
Prosecutors had asked Judge Frank Nelson last week to vacate the order
to release the tests because they feared an endless court battle.
"We don't have the resources and the time to devote to it," Buena Vista
County Attorney Phil Havens told the judge at the time.
Authorities had sought nine months of records from the Storm Lake clinic
in their stalled investigation into the death of the baby, whose body
was found at a recycling center in May.
Nelson had ordered Planned Parenthood to release the names and addresses
of all women with positive pregnancy tests between Aug. 15, 2001, and
May 30, 2002. The group appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court, arguing that
the order was an invasion of privacy.
The Supreme Court was set to hear the case but sent it back to the lower
court after the county attorney asked that the order be lifted.
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