Planned Parenthood refuses to hand over records of transgender procedures on children
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Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri is appealing a judge's ruling that required the clinic to hand over patient files exposing whether puberty blockers and transgender procedures were performed on children.
Missouri's Merchandising Practices Act allows Bailey to obtain patient documents because they do not fall under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protections, St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer ruled earlier this month. But Planned Parenthood claims the civil investigative demand was "improperly issued in reliance" of the merchandising act. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
"The sworn affidavit directed to Washington University's complaint of practices being investigated by the Missouri AG did not explicitly or implicitly reference [Planned Parenthood] in any way whatsoever," the appeal read.