The suit claims that Planned Parenthood Great Plains staff, located in the Kansas City area, were covertly recorded by a Project Veritas affiliate discussing ways to get an abortion for a fabricated 13-year-old girl without parental knowledge.
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Project Veritas, known for its undercover investigations, released the video in question last December. The video shows a man, posing as an uncle, seeking an abortion for his niece, and interacting with Planned Parenthood staff who suggest bypassing parental consent by going to their Kansas clinics. When the man inquired about the frequency with which minors are taken out of state for abortions, a Planned Parenthood employee responded that it occurs “every day.”
Planned Parenthood Great Plains had sought to dismiss the case soon after its initiation. Erin Thompson, general counsel for the organization, stated Wednesday that their defense would robustly challenge the allegations, which she described as based on hypothetical situations involving non-existent patients.
During the lawsuit’s hearing earlier this month, the Attorney General’s office underscored Missouri’s laws against aiding minors in obtaining abortions without parental consent. Kathryn Monroe, representing the state, argued that the staff’s reactions to the hypothetical scenarios posed by the undercover operative indicated a readiness to act unlawfully.
Planned Parenthood claims it doesn’t provide or facilitate transportation for any abortion procedures across state lines. The organization also stated that Missouri law does not prevent minors from seeking abortions in other states, nor does it require parental consent for such actions, though Kansas law does impose such restrictions.
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“This is the beginning of the end for Planned Parenthood in the state of Missouri,” Bailey said in a statement last week.
In March, Bailey announced a legal action against Planned Parenthood Great Plains as part of a multi-year campaign to drive Planned Parenthood from the state. The suit he filed was to prevent the nation’s largest abortion provider from transporting minors out of state for abortions without parental consent.
In an interview with The Christian Post at the time, Bailey claimed the organization had a history of refusing to comply with Missouri state statutes. “We are not going to let this go,” he said. “This is a lawless cult of death that is committed to their willful refusal to comply with state statutes.”
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https://www.christianpost.com/news/judge-admits-missouri-lawsuit-against-planned-parenthood.html