A judge ordered Planned Parenthood to hand records of transgender care over to Andrew Bailey.

A St. Louis judge has ruled that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is entitled to Planned Parenthood’s transgender care records, ordering the nonprofit to turn over some of its most sensitive files to the man who has built his unelected political career on restricting health care access for trans people.

In his Thursday decision, Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer wrote that Bailey can collect documents under Missouri’s consumer protection statute that aren’t protected under federal mandate, namely the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA.

“It is clear from the statute that the Defendant has the broad investigative powers when the consumer is in possible need of protection and there is no dispute in this matter,” wrote Stelzer. “Therefore, the Defendant is entitled to some of the requested documents within his [Civil Investigative Demand].”

Bailey, who last year attempted to implement a ban on gender-affirming care for people of all ages, was quick to celebrate the decision, calling it a “big day” for the state.

  • @ickplant
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    722 months ago

    Remember this when someone tries to claim both sides are the same!

      • @ickplant
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        122 months ago

        TIL I’m a blue conservative 😂😭💀

      • Norah - She/They
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        112 months ago

        Ya know, this is the second time in two days I’ve seen your username posting stuff like this. I’m not even from the US but can tell you’re just trying to stir the pot. Glad my client shows that your account is only 18days old.

        • beaxingu
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          then why would you reply doing exactly what he wants.its just funny.

      • ArxCyberwolf
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        Fuck off with that nonsense. If you can’t see the difference between an actual theocratic fascist party (who makes no attempt to pretend otherwise) and a milquetoast neoliberal party, you’re either wilfully ignorant, misinformed, or here to spread disinformation.

        • beaxingu
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          everybody is a bigot and a fascists now you just need to disagree with what they say. its only ignorant, misinformed and disinformation when it does not align with your specific politics. that’s why you need to be careful with saying shit like that it deludes the meaning of ignorant, misinformed ignorant and disinformation fascist and bigot too because nobody will take it seriously anymore and i just don’t like the misusage of terms for your own political benefit. you delude the meanings of does words to your detriment.

            • beaxingu
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              best reply ever. im guessing this is how you mostly reply.

          • Flying Squid
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            No one has ever seriously called me a bigot. It sounds like they have called you one. I wonder why that could be?

            • beaxingu
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              that just shows you have not used the internet very well and that your being disingenuous because people can say what ever fuck they want as you are showing right now. if you want to take everything seriously people call you that’s your problem not mine.

              • Flying Squid
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                I’ve been using the internet since 1989. How about you?

                • beaxingu
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                  this only makes it worse. do you think just because you know the internet existed sins 1989 that it can not be that you have been doing it wrong. this is not an argument in your favor. your previous disingenuous reply was very funny i never take tactics like that very seriously.

                  • Flying Squid
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                    Sorry, it makes it worse that I haven’t been called a bigot in all that time? That’s a badge of honor or something?

                    Do you think it’s maybe just because I don’t say bigoted things?

          • @[email protected]
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            Sounds like exactly what a fascist would say. It’s a lie that only benefits fascists, after all.

            • beaxingu
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              yes everything you don’t like is fascists because you say so.

              • @[email protected]
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                Not everyone I don’t like. Everyone who says childish bullshit like “everyThING YoU dONn’T LiKE iS A faSCISt”. Grow the fuck up you intellectual toddler.

                • beaxingu
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                  dude that means the exact same shit confirming my reply. calling people names very classy this must mean you are winning and adult.

      • @yuriy
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        oh you enlightened centrist, where’d you get so smart?

        • beaxingu
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          hey at least im not known for purging people for there political beliefs. also no need for calling people the worst thing they can be for political wins. and i can just have more fun. no need to sniff my own farts.

          • @yuriy
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            i’s just pokin a lil fun, mind