Trump Administration Fighting R.I. Hospital for Records of Children Receiving Gender-Affirming Care - The Boston Globe
The motion says the subpoena is part of a broader federal campaign and seeks records of children in state care receiving gender-affirming treatment.
- On Monday, Rhode Island Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros filed an emergency motion to quash a Justice Department subpoena seeking medical records of transgender minors at Rhode Island Hospital, arguing the request lacks a legitimate law enforcement purpose.
- Demanding records for "pediatric sex-rejecting procedures" and "off-label" puberty blockers, the DOJ claims the investigation involves "misbranding" of FDA-approved drugs as part of a coordinated national campaign targeting gender-affirming care.
- Protecting children in the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families custody, Medeiros argues the DOJ has "no compelling explanation" for needing patient records; she stated that "multiple children in the custody or care of DCYF received gender-affirming care" at the hospital.
- U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy ordered the DOJ to respond to the motion by 2 p.m. Thursday, with the court now reviewing the subpoena originally issued in the Northern District of Texas.
- This case is one of more than 20 identical subpoenas served nationally, highlighting the Trump Administration's ongoing campaign to restrict gender-affirming care, with a public hearing scheduled for May 12.
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Rhode Island's Child Advocate sues to block DOJ subpoena on Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island’s Child Advocate went to court on Monday, asking the federal court in Rhode Island to quash the Justice Department’s subpoena seeking invasive, individualized information about transgender minor patients receiving gender-affirming medical care.“This unprecedented intrusion into the private medical information of children, many of whom are among the most vulnerable in our state’s care, cannot be justified by any legitimate law enforc…
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Office of Child Advocate fights to block DOJ subpoena for trans youth private medical records
Katelyn Medeiros, the Rhode Island Child Advocate in May 2024. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Rhode Island’s child welfare watchdog agency asked a federal judge on Monday to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from using a subpoena enforced by a Texas court to procure the medical records of minors treated for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital The 47-page motion to quash — which would void the subpoena if granted — was f…
Office of Child Advocate fights to block DOJ subpoena for trans youth private medical records - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise
Katelyn Medeiros, the Rhode Island Child Advocate in May 2024. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Rhode Island’s child welfare watchdog agency asked a federal judge on Monday to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from using a subpoena enforced by a Texas court to procure the medical records of minors treated for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital The 47-page motion to quash — which would void the subpoena if granted — was f…
Office of Child Advocate fights to block DOJ subpoena for trans youth private medical records - The Mexico Ledger
Katelyn Medeiros, the Rhode Island Child Advocate in May 2024. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Rhode Island’s child welfare watchdog agency asked a federal judge on Monday to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from using a subpoena enforced by a Texas court to procure the medical records of minors treated for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital The 47-page motion to quash — which would void the subpoena if granted — was f…
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