(Attorney General Office of Missouri | Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
"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.
Bailey has "weaponized" the attorney general's office to "carry out a political campaign," Richard Muniz, interim president and CEO of Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, told Fox News Digital.
"We’re asking the court of appeals to put a halt to Bailey’s pretextual and lawless investigation, because Missourians should not have to live in fear of having their essential and lifesaving care dismantled — or their private health information scrutinized by politicians," Muniz said.
The Planned Parenthood CEO added the clinic will not back down from "this sham investigation."
The appeal comes as Bailey is issuing a series of investigations into how transgender health clinics have offered services to kids. Bailey singled out Planned Parenthood for its part in dragging out the investigation.
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The AG's inquiry into the TGC "seeks all records for all patients treated at the TGC, among other requests seeking private and protected health information. These records involve more than 1,000 patients."
Jamie Reed said in an affidavit submitted to the attorney general's office in early 2023 that she was employed as a case manager at the children's hospital from 2018 until November 2022. She accused hospital employees at the transgender center of lying to the parents of patients, among many other issues.
Just a few months later, Missouri enacted a law outlawing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-transition surgeries for minors.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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