Reply #16: I can see why they'd seek them; not sure

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about the judge's decision. But it's not government invasion of privacy, and I have to assume that there'll be some restrictions on the plaintiffs.

"The records are needed to determine whether the clinic has a pattern of failing to notify parents, said attorney Brian Hurley, who represents the family. Patients' names would be blacked out on the documents to protect their privacy, Hurley said." I don't know how that would help, really, unless it was required either parent, guardian, or judge to sign. I'm assuming a judge can give the ok.

"The family's lawsuit alleges that the girl's 21-year-old boyfriend took her to the clinic and identified himself as her stepbrother, and the abortion was performed without notifying the girl's parents."

If they goofed once and gullibly believed the girl and her boyfriend that he was her guardian, it's a (stupid) mistake. If they constantly goofed, it's a pattern of negligence, possibly a willful one.