AND, as I note in my report: If you have information about the Justice Department’s investigation into gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 — or providers’ responses — please reach out to me via email or on Signal (see my bio) from a non-work phone. https://t.co/vkNWxOdBRo
NEW: Judge orders DOJ to give more info on subpoenas targeting trans minors' medical care. Children's Hospital of Philly staff warned of "traumatic" effects if forced to provide patient information to the Trump admin. DOJ called the claims "meritless." https://t.co/RUkBh9jG3R
AND, as I note in my report: If you have information about the Justice Department’s investigation into gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 — or providers’ responses — please reach out to me via email or on Signal at crg.32 from a non-work phone. https://t.co/NHu0tAnOhR
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice, operating under the Trump administration, to provide details within two weeks on the breadth of subpoenas it issued to nearly two dozen medical providers that treat transgender minors. The subpoenas seek extensive information—including dates of birth, Social Security numbers, home addresses and billing records—for patients under 19 who have received gender-affirming care. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney came in a lawsuit filed by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which argues that complying with the subpoenas would expose patients to significant privacy risks and have “traumatic” effects on their care. The Justice Department has called the hospital’s objections “meritless.” Kearney’s order requires the department to disclose whether additional challenges to the subpoenas exist and whether any courts have already limited their scope. The decision adds judicial scrutiny to an unprecedented federal investigation that relies on statutes ranging from the ban on female genital mutilation to provisions of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, even in states where gender-affirming care for minors remains legal.