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Texas subpoenas hospitals for minors' gender-affirming care data

5/15/2026

Summary

Texas Court Subpoenas

The Texas Northern District Court subpoenaed hospitals for names of providers and minors who received gender-affirming care.
NYU Langone Health disclosed the subpoena, which experts called forum shopping and intimidation, while a DOJ lawyer said it seeks to curb gender-related care for minors.
New York’s shield law requires providers to notify patients within 30 days, prompting hospitals including Rhode Island Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital to resist the subpoenas.

Summary

FTC Subpoenas

The Federal Trade Commission hosted a 2023 event outlining a plan to accuse hospitals, clinics, professional organizations, and drug makers of fraud tied to gender-affirming care.
The subpoena interrogates informed-consent procedures for gender-affirming treatments and any medically unfavorable consequences reported by patients.
Officials say data collection is meant to manufacture doubt, uses the dog-whistle “sex-rejecting procedures,” and empower detransitioner groups to file lawsuits, although suits have failed.

History

Historical Context

In 2010 the Affordable Care Act expanded nondiscriminatory health coverage, and in 2016 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule barring gender-identity discrimination. The Texas Northern District Court’s subpoena of NYU Langone Health and Boston Children’s Hospital now tests that precedent, echoing the ACA’s August 1, 2012 mandate for new plans.

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Texas Court Subpoenas

The Texas Northern District Court subpoenaed hospitals for names of providers and minors who received gender-affirming care.
NYU Langone Health disclosed the subpoena, which experts called forum shopping and intimidation, while a DOJ lawyer said it seeks to curb gender-related care for minors.
New York’s shield law requires providers to notify patients within 30 days, prompting hospitals including Rhode Island Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital to resist the subpoenas.

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