Kiss & Tell The state's top cop takes the stand in the Kiss & Tell trial" />
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Updated: 6:17 PM Feb 3, 2006
Kiss & Tell
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The state's top cop takes the stand in the Kiss & Tell trial
Posted: 6:17 PM Feb 3, 2006
Reporter: Rachel Phillips
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Kiss & TellAn attorney tries to get Phill Kline to state exactly what sexual activities among children under 15 need to be reported. In an effort to get that answer, things heated up to the point the judge told Kline and the Plaintiffs to turn the temperature down.

Attorneys for the group of Kansas medical professionals challenging Phill Kline's interpretation of Kansas law on underage sex hammered away at the Attorney General in Federal court. The Center for Reproductive Rights argues that by requiring all underage sexual activities to be reported to the state, Kansas kids will stop getting medical treatment. But when questioned, Kline testified he's really only talking about sexual intercourse. Court documents show otherwise. In Kline's deposition taken just weeks ago, he says "to the best of my knowledge, it includes more than intercourse."

So what does this change in definition of sexual activity really mean? For medical professionals it could mean eliminating a bulk of what would have been reportable incidents. But the plaintiffs say it still means the risk of many adolescents refusing to get treatment.

The plaintiffs wrapped up their case today, the state called their first witness, a pediatric specialist from Omaha. He testified children 14 and younger do not have the capacity to make decisions about sex. The trial is expected to continue through next week.

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