Missouri GOP AG Bailey accuses Planned Parenthood as a "cult of death and destruction" and investigates transgender clinics for gender mutilation and child abuse, based on whistleblower allegations.

Missouri GOP Attorney General Andrew Bailey accused Planned Parenthood as a "cult of death and destruction" during an interview with Newsmax. Bailey detailed a state investigation into transgender clinics, alleging gender mutilation and child abuse. The investigation was prompted by specific allegations made by a whistleblower in February 2023 regarding a transgender clinic in St. Louis.