The following is a letter, reproduced here in its totality, written to the Kansas House of Representatives in support of a bill requiring that abortion clinics be subject to inspections. You can view the original as it was saved at the Internet Archive to see that it is legitimate and was not created by me. The URL clearly indicates that this letter was archived from www.kslegislature.org, the official website of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Officer Howard's words speak for themselves. I will insert photographs taken inside the facility so that you can get a glimpse of what these two police officers saw. Click on them to enlarge and see the details. At the end of this post are images of the original letter. Click on them to enlarge.
March 15,2005
Proponent, House
Bill 2503
House Committee
on Health and Human Services
Dear Chairman
Morrison and committee members,
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My name is Detective William Howard. I joined the Kansas City Kansas Police Department in 1982. I am here today to testify truthfully about events that I witnessed at an abortion clinic while performing my lawful duties as an officer. I am only here to relay the facts of my official investigation and do not represent either side of the issue of abortion by virtue of my role in the community.
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On September 18 ,
2003 my partner and I went to investigate a theft reported by Dr. Krishna Rajanna, at the
Affordable Medicine Clinic at 1030 Central Ave, in KCK. Dr. Rajanna took us to the
rear area, which could be described as a break room, to discuss employees he held responsible
for money missing from his business. During this interview phase, my partner and I made these
observations.
First, the doctor
had an unkempt appearance. Dr. Rajanna lacked personal hygiene. His hair was messy, hands
dirty, and his clothing was wrinkled and stained. He put on old, used foot booties while we
were there.
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| The "break room" in Dr. Rajanna's clinic. |
The clinic was
dirty inside. As we proceeded through the facility I noted the back area was very dark and
dingy looking with poor lighting and smelling musty. We entered the "break room" to
interview Rajanna. There were dirty dishes in the sink and on the tabletop,
trash everywhere, and
roaches crawling across the countertops, with a smell of a stench in the room. Frankly, I was
reluctant to sit down. I noted there weren't containers for medical waste with universally
recognized hazardous waste labels on them. On the way out my partner observed that the "procedure room" was filthy. He told me that he saw dried blood on the floor
and the room looked "nasty" to him.
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| Combination patient bathroom and sterilization room |
The clinic was
disorganized. Papers and other miscellaneous documents were strewn about causing there to
be clutter everywhere. Dr. Rajanna apparently kept very poor records. He could not recall
when these alleged thefts had occurred nor was he organized enough to locate any documents to
support his allegations. I also noticed that the assistants seemed to be
running everything though
they were barely out of their teens. There were no credentials on the wall. One spoke only
Spanish. I looked at the patient sign-in sheet as part of the investigation and
it consisted merely
of notebook paper.
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| Dishwasher in the sterilization room |
This general lack
of a professional and sanitary environment starkly contrasted with all my experiences
inside other doctor offices.
It was determined
that Dr. Rajanna's theft charges could not be substantiated. Employees told us
Dr. Rajanna has such loose record keeping practices concerning payroll checks that fraud
could never be verified. Apparently the employees are allowed to write out their own payroll
checks because Dr. Rajanna's printing is difficult to read. I was also given several checks to
verify this for comparison and his signature is indeed a scribble mark.
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| Dishwasher and toilet in proximity |
I received full
co-operation from the Employees accused of the theft. They were initially
treated as suspects, given
their Miranda rights and provided us with full statements. In a statement to me
one witness/suspect
related how Dr. Rajanna was a filthy man who did not properly sterilize his equipment. The
medical equipment was cleaned with Clorox and water then put in a "dishwasher".
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| Styrofoam cup from break room refrigerator |
The aborted
fetuses were placed inside Styrofoam cups and put in the refrigerator freezer
next to TV dinners. The
female witness went on to describe of how she and other girls actually
witnessed Rajanna microwave one of
the aborted fetuses and stir it into his lunch. I have heard that some Middle Easterners eat
the placenta from birth and that they believe that this adds longevity to life.
I thought "Maybe" this
could be what she was referring to. This witness claimed other employees who
had seen him do the very
same thing.
The initial
witness related that she felt that she had been terminated because she was
pregnant. She was repeatedly
encouraged to terminate the pregnancy and told that she would not serve as a
good representative of
this clinic by carrying the pregnancy to term. According to this witness, she
was starting to feel
compassion for the females who were being summarily ushered in and out without adequate recovery
time.
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| Patient toilet |
I became so
disturbed by the condition of this medical clinic that I contacted District
Attorney Nick Tomasic and
requested a meeting to discuss these issues. Bare in mind, I am an experienced police officer
who has worked in every aspect in law enforcement and had spent my last five
years in the homicide unit
where I worked countless community deaths. I thought I had heard and seen every vile, disgusting
crime scene but was in for a new shock when I started this investigation.
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| Break room fridge |
Nick Tomasic permitted
me an appointment so I brought the witness directly to him where she gave him a first person
statement of her account. I repeatedly warned her not to lie or exaggerate. The
witness was also told that
she could be prosecuted for any false statements made from this moment forward,
but that the prior
statements would not be prosecutable. She told the exact same story to DA Tomasic
as she had told us.
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| Break room fridge |
I was informed
that no laws had been violated. After this Meeting, Mr. Tomasic told me that he would
have his staff research the information for any law violations. Later,
Mr.Tomasic provided me a
list of 3 numbers and agencies that I could contact to complain to about this clinic. I
personally contacted the numbers on the list. One of the people I talked with
was a female from Board
of Healing Arts. I no longer have her name or any of the numbers I called regarding this
investigation, but I believe I contacted Board of Healing Arts and someone from hazardous waste
disposal center.
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| Break room fridge |
I do not recall the third agency. The person at the Board, whose name I
don't know, related that numerous complaints had been made about the clinic but no laws have
been violated. Finally, I gave this list of phone numbers to the witness and advised her that
she could contact these numbers to describe the environment she had worked in and this was
my very last contact with anyone involved with this investigation.
In March of 2004,
I learned that an official investigation was underway and was requested to give a statement.
My partner has testified as to these same events April 30, 2004, before a group of Senators
here at the Capitol at the request of Sen. Kerr. Thank you for your time, I stand for
questions.
