transgender care

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe targeting transgender care records at New York hospitals. The probe sought records related to transgender care provided to patients at those hospitals.

A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked Texas prosecutors from accessing medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals, calling the government's efforts unconstitutional and part of an improper campaign to 'demonize and eradicate' transgender people. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by minors, parents, and adults who received gender-affirming care, with the Justice Department seeking records as part of a drug 'misbranding' probe.

The article criticizes the Trump Administration for weaponizing cruelty, leading to impossible choices for Children’s Hospital and providers in transgender care. Hospitals and doctors are described as being forced into decisions that harm patients.

DOJ lawyers may face discipline over their handling of a transgender care investigation. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy criticized them in a recent decision, alleging they misrepresented and withheld information.

A judge ruled against RFK Jr.'s threat to block Medicaid payments for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors, labeling the policy 'unlawful' and an act of 'cruelty.'