Missouri AG Files Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood

Andrew Bailey, Missouri’s Attorney General, has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood’s Great Plains branch.

BREAKING: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood Great Plains for trafficking minors across state lines to obtain abortions without parental consent. pic.twitter.com/0K165Qpbay

— The General (@GeneralMCNews) February 29, 2024

Bailey accuses Planned Parenthood of trafficking minors across state lines for abortions in the lawsuit.

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has more on Bailey’s statement:

“This is the beginning of the end for Planned Parenthood in the State of Missouri. What they conceal and conspire to do in the dark of night has now been uncovered. I am filing suit to ensure it never happens again,” said Attorney General Bailey. “As a father who held my daughter in my arms for the single hour of her life before she died, I know firsthand how important it is to protect life. Our children are the future. It is time to eradicate Planned Parenthood once and for all to end this pattern of abhorrent, unethical, and illegal behavior.”

Bailey’s lawsuit, which may be found in its entirety here, lays out the many violations of Planned Parenthood:

In 2018, following at least a half-decade of health-code violations, Planned Parenthood’s facility in Columbia was shut down after staff admitted to having used moldy abortion equipment on women for months.

Also in 2018, Planned Parenthood physicians conceded in open court that, for at least 15 years, the organization failed to comply with state law requiring physicians performing abortions to file reports when women experience medical complications from abortions.

In 2020, the Administrative Hearing Commission determined that even though Missouri law at the time required that the same physician who performs an abortion be the one to notify the woman of the risks of abortion, physicians at Planned Parenthood were not doing so.

Fox2Now News goes into detail about the lawsuit:

The lawsuit cites a Missouri statute that makes it illegal “to intentionally cause, aid, or assist a minor to obtain an abortion without parental consent in another state.”

Bailey also links Planned Parenthood to several other alleged violations, including a half-decade of health-code violations that led to Planned Parenthood’s facility in Columbia shutting down in 2018. He also claims there was a 15-year period in which the organization failed to comply with state laws in filing reports when women experienced medical complications from abortions.

Given the nature of this lawsuit, many have taken to X to give their opinions of this groundbreaking suit:

Thank you for showing up and taking the bull by the horns to protect children. May your battles be victorious and encourage others in your position to do the same! ❤️🇺🇸

— The Real Parents of Loudoun County (@RealLOCOParents) February 29, 2024