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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.

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[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago

Anything these fascists don't like while they're running their theocracy.

Reason I moved my family out of that y'all queda nightmare.

[-] interrobang@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 months ago

How did you escape?

I've fantasized, but I have no idea how, where or what country will even take poor queer people

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Not them but I went to school in blue state and when I graduated I sold everything that I couldn't fit in a backpack. Got a job in a city, took the bus there, found an apartment on craigslist on the bus ride.

It was rough for a few months.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I read that as meaning Missouri specifically.

[-] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Best I can think of is applying to join a literal commune within the same country.

edit (20 hrs later): I forgot and used old terminology there. I don't know who'll see this, but the right term nowadays is "intentional community."

[-] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

You can escape the south without leaving the country.

[-] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

HIPAA is federal.

[-] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago

HIPAA protections are federal. Planned Parenthood won’t just turn over records that are protected by HIPAA.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

It's funny that you think fascist give a shit about federal law, not like that don't have a history of ignoring federal statutes when they disagree with something.

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