""As of this month, we have really seen escalation," said Kellan Baker, senior adviser for health policy at the Movement Advancement Project, a policy think tank."
""I think there's this gallop to cause as much damage as possible in as short a time as possible, before the political repercussions ... manifest.""
""These kinds of subpoenas, I think, are an effort to test the legal limits of what they can get," said Don Bell, policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight."
Federal actions and subpoenas have created an atmosphere of fear for transgender individuals, their families, and health providers who say they provide medically necessary care and have not violated laws. Federal court filings revealed that the Justice Department subpoenaed hospitals for extensive data on transition-related care for individuals under 19 provided since 2020. The demands included Social Security numbers of patients prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy. The subpoenas potentially conflict with HIPAA. The Office of Personnel Management removed coverage of gender-affirming care for federal workers except mental health and certain ongoing hormonal treatment. The FBI added a state attorney general as co-deputy director. Health and Human Services is pulling a $5.8 million annual grant from a California teen pregnancy prevention program.
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