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Kansas High Court Limits Access to Abortion Records

In a case that abortion rights supporters are calling a major victory, the Kansas Supreme Court rules that prosecutors cannot have unlimited access to abortion patients' medical records. The case pitted patients' privacy rights against the state's interest in prosecuting certain types of crimes. Kansas Public Radio's Peter Hancock reports.

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