Is Planned Parenthood Trans-ing Kids Without Parental Consent?

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A state attorney general is gathering proof that could show abortion giant Planned Parenthood is helping “transgender” kids transition without their parents’ consent.

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey recently obtained a court order from St. Louis City Circuit Court that would force Planned Parenthood-St. Louis to give the Republican attorney general documentation regarding so-called “gender transitions” of minors. Bailey then vowed to get “to the bottom of how this clandestine network of clinics has subjected children to puberty blockers and irreversible surgery, often without parental consent.” Unfortunately, Planned Parenthood and its medical affiliates are reportedly doing their best to refuse giving information. Why? What are they hiding?

LifeNews reported on April 17 that the abortion giant and Bailey’s office continue their legal battle. Bailey originally invoked the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA), which allows investigation of a service or good that “[p]resents a risk of, or causes, substantial injury to consumers.” Planned Parenthood, however, asserted it could not release the requested documents because of the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA).

LifeNews described what it called an “unbroken string of legal victories against transgender facilities,” which included two affiliates of Planned Parenthood. In spite of that, however, only the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City has given Bailey the information he wants.

Bailey appeared on “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins” on April 16 and discussed the case. “We have reason to believe that the Biden administration intervened with some of these agencies and asked them to look at HIPAA as an excuse to not have to turn over the records,” he said, according to LifeNews’ transcript.

The AG went on, “What’s most troubling about it is that several of the clinics had initially agreed to turn over the records we had subpoenaed. There were other clinics involved in addition to Planned Parenthood, and then they suddenly changed course after they had communicated with agents of the federal government.” The Biden administration could be involved…