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CHOP Fights DOJ Subpoena Over Transgender Youth Records

10/29/2025

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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is challenging a federal subpoena from the Trump administration for private medical records of transgender youth receiving gender-affirming care.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro contends that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is exceeding its authority by targeting multiple hospitals for off-label prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormones.
Shapiro warns that enforcing the subpoena could weaken state regulatory powers and jeopardize care for vulnerable youth, as no federal law prohibits these treatments.

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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is challenging a federal subpoena from the Trump administration for private medical records of transgender youth receiving gender-affirming care.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro contends that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is exceeding its authority by targeting multiple hospitals for off-label prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormones.
Shapiro warns that enforcing the subpoena could weaken state regulatory powers and jeopardize care for vulnerable youth, as no federal law prohibits these treatments.