Topeka ? Three anti-abortion legislators are chastising Attorney General Paul Morrison over a staffer’s comments about a criminal case against a Planned Parenthood clinic and asking why Morrison found no wrongdoing earlier this year.

Republican Reps. Benjamin Hodge, of Overland Park, Mike Kiegerl, of Olathe, and Rob Olson, of Olathe, sent a letter Monday to Morrison, demanding that he and his staff make no more negative comments about the criminal case.

Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline, an anti-abortion Republican, filed 23 felony and 84 misdemeanor charges last week against Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Overland Park.

Kline alleges the clinic made false writings, failed to properly maintain records, performed illegal late-term abortions and failed to determine whether fetuses were viable before performing late-term procedures. Planned Parenthood officials say they follow state laws on abortion.

Kline’s action came only four months after Morrison, an abortion-rights Democrat, reviewed evidence previously gathered by Kline and found no wrongdoing. Spokeswoman Ashley Anstaett said last week that Morrison was skeptical that the charges have merit and suggested that Kline is pursuing a political agenda.

In their letter, the three legislators said their constituents can’t square Anstaett’s comments and Morrison’s refusal to prosecute Planned Parenthood with the new criminal case.

“As the chief law enforcement officer for the state of Kansas, you have a duty to show respect for the criminal justice system,” they wrote. “Finally, we feel that the enforcement of the laws in Kansas should be both your and our top priority.”

Anstaett confirmed that Morrison received the letter Monday but would not comment further.