Kansas, Planned Parenthood settle abortion lawsuit

? A federal judge says Kansas and Planned Parenthood have settled a lawsuit filed by the group over a requirement enacted last year for abortion providers.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil’s one-page order Friday closing the case did not provide any details. The lawsuit concerned a requirement that website home pages for abortion providers link to state materials on abortion and fetal development.

An attorney representing Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri declined comment. The organization didn’t provide details in a statement.

The Kansas attorney general’s office did not immediately return a telephone messages.

Planned Parenthood argued the requirement violated its free speech rights because providers must declare that the state’s material is objective and accurate. The state contends the rule falls within its power to ensure women have adequate information.