WICHITA, Kan. — A judge ruled Tuesday that Kansas law doesn't allow a so-called "necessity defense" in the trial of a man charged with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.
Judge rejects 'necessity defense' in Tiller case
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | 6:52 p.m. CST;
updated 9:54 p.m. CST, Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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