Judge says state can see Planned Parenthood records on minors

INDIANAPOLIS -- A judge ruled Tuesday that Planned Parenthood of Indiana must turn over to the state the medical records of its clients under the age of 14. Marion Superior Court Judge Kenneth Johnson rejected a preliminary injunction sought by Planned Parenthood and sided with the attorney general's office in its quest to examine the medical records of 84 clients under the age of 14.

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A Marion Superior Court judge has rejected an effort by Planned Parenthood of Indiana to stop the state from seizing patient records from its clinics. Judge Kenneth H. Johnson ruled that the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit was within its authority when it sought records of young patients in its investigation of a complaint that Planned Parenthood failed to report child abuse as required by state law. In Indiana, people under 14 who have sex are considered victims of sex crimes.

Posted by Editor at May 31, 2005 08:42 PM