"Since August, Hanaway has apparently been waging a "subpoena campaign" on the organization, and has served (or attempted to serve) five court orders to doctors, providers, and healthcare executives in clinics across the state in an effort to enforce Missouri's near-total abortion ban. In November, Missourians voted to pass Amendment 3, which was meant to overturn the state's near-total abortion ban and codify the right to abortion until fetal viability in the state constitution."
"The day after the election, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU sued the state to ensure the ban-enacted after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022-would be blocked. But the state's Supreme Court restored the ban in May, thanks to Bailey. Then, in July, Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang blocked most of the laws restricting the procedure. Hanaway's subpoenas are part of that lawsuit, and the back-and-forth is expected to go to trial in January."
"The AG's office has demanded patient medical records, communications about patient care, and "adverse event documentation," as well as clinical protocols and documentation of compliance. In response, the subpoenaed Planned Parenthood clinics have filed a motion to Zhang to " quash" the orders. "This is nothing more than an attempt to harass [Planned Parenthood] and should not be permitted by the court," the filing states, which was reported by the Missouri Independent on Monday."
Catherine Hanaway assumed the Missouri attorney general role after Andrew Bailey and has initiated multiple subpoenas against Planned Parenthood since August. The subpoenas seek patient medical records, communications about patient care, adverse-event documentation, clinical protocols, and compliance records as part of litigation tied to Missouri's near-total abortion ban. Voters approved Amendment 3 to enshrine abortion rights, and Planned Parenthood and the ACLU sued to block the ban, but the state Supreme Court restored the ban and a Jackson County judge later blocked many restrictions. Planned Parenthood clinics moved to quash the subpoenas and the case is expected to go to trial in January.
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