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In a detailed 154-page decision, the Kansas Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law license of former state Attorney General Phill Kline for 11 ethics violations related to his investigation of abortion clinic from 2003-2008. “The Sebelius-Era vendetta against Kline for daring to uphold Kansas abortion and child sex abuse laws has finally extracted its pound of flesh,” said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue. “Contrary to the Court’s ruling, we know Kline to be a selfless man who has dedicated his life in the pursuit of justice. Sometimes, that honesty and integrity comes at a price, and Kline has...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Mark Parkinson says his views on abortion are "very similar" to those held by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, but he acknowledges he hasn't studied an anti-abortion bill she vetoed before leaving office. Parkinson's comments largely confirm what groups on both sides believed about his position on abortion. They had assumed he supported abortion rights, like Sebelius, because he ran as lieutenant governor on her re-election ticket in 2006. Sebelius resigned this week to become U.S. health and human services secretary, automatically elevating Parkinson to governor. Legislators who pushed the bill are expected to try to...