The Justice Department sent a subpoena in June to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia seeking "every writing or record of whatever type," including emails, Zoom meetings, voicemails, notes, and other communications from doctors about gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Similar subpoenas reportedly targeted other medical facilities treating teens under 19. Senior DOJ staff labeled gender-affirming care a "fraud" and urged use of "every legal and law enforcement tool" to protect children from "being mutilated under the guise of 'care'." The subpoenas risk violating patient privacy laws, appear intended to intimidate providers and families, and could face court challenges.
In one of the most disgusting and fascistic moves by this second Trump administration which is saying a lot! a new report details how the Justice Department tried to subpoena the medical records of children seeking gender-affirming care in Philadelphia. There are lines you don't expect to be crossed, and in the political and cultural battles being waged by the current Trump administration, it appears they have no qualms and no lines whatsoever.
The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department sent a subpoena in June to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia seeking "every writing or record of whatever type," including emails, Zoom meetings, voicemails, notes, etc., from doctors regarding gender-affirming care, including the prescription of puberty blockers and hormone therapy. The subpeona, which is reportedly similar to others that were sent to medical facilities providing gender-affirming care to teens under the age of 19,
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