Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey is looking into the influence of social workers and therapists as part of his investigation into the Washington University Transgender Center.
According to documents arising from lawsuits regarding the investigation, Bailey is casting a wide net to uncover the web of medical professionals who have a hand in pushing children toward transition, including social workers and therapists.
Bailey’s expansive investigation started after whistleblower Jamie Reed, a former employee at the clinic, filed an affidavit last year regarding what she saw as the lax protocols the clinic followed in order to justify allowing children to seek the often irreversible medical pathway.
“The attorney general of Missouri is absolutely correct in extending his probe into so-called gender-affirming care provided by therapists and social workers,” Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, chairman of medical advocacy group Do No
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