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Planned Parenthood Attorney Disputes Senate Subpoena's Scope

An attorney for Planned Parenthood says the Missouri Senate has demanded a broad array of documents without giving the group a way to negotiate a more narrow agreement.

Chuck Hatfield told a Senate panel Tuesday that the organization is open to releasing records lawmakers subpoenaed in November.

But he said parts of the subpoena have nothing to do with the Senate's investigation into fetal tissue donation and there should be an open process for challenging it, such as a committee hearing.

Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer said that argument is a stall tactic, because lawmakers are discussing how to resolve the dispute now.

Schaefer has proposed holding regional CEO Mary Kogut in contempt of the Senate for not complying with the subpoena, which could include jail time.

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