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David J. Sharp's avatar

So much effort dedicated to intimidating - harming - a small minority seeking medical treatment … this is justice?

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Frances_Larina's avatar

This is fascism.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

With a side order of kleptocracy.

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Michael's avatar

I suppose it is if you are a straight white male Fascist Nazi!

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Rain Robinson's avatar

The targeted hospitals and medical staff of these subpoenas better vigorously fight against the subpoenas, and go to court for this invasion of medical privacy laws. This radical right-wing regime has no right directing their personal hatred of trans persons to intimidate and harass people, and to prevent trans medical care. What would right-wing fanatics do if a federal administration forced all humans born with a penis to undergo mandatory vasectomies? I bet they'd call that massive overreach of their privacy. So is dictating that lawmakers and administrations can forbid trans care, and women's right to their own reproductive organs care. The ERA needs to be revised, and passed, with a provision that no lawmaking body in the US can enact any law regarding medical care in the US. That only a physician or medical provider with a patient can decide medical care.

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Drea's avatar

I am so exhausted and disgusted by the never ending scapegoating of transgender people—but it’s especially pernicious to go after children. I can’t imagine anything good coming from allowing the Trump Administration access to anyone’s medical records.

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b_e_calif's avatar

What's the likelihood the DOJ will drag its feet, provide nothing useful, and move to enforce the subpoenas anyway? Are there any consequences they can fear?

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Doug Tarnopol's avatar

Us, organized and mobilized, in the streets. Dox every asshole involved. Play fucking dirtier than these worthless Nazi fuckers. Inject fear into the banal drones who make the machine move.

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Frances Sterling's avatar

The DOJ always puts DJT on the fast tract but becomes a tortoise when the people need them to move to prevent injustice .

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Amy Horowitch's avatar

A complete & total invasion of a patience’s rights to privacy. The DOJ aim will be to exploit these juveniles once they get a hold of their information. I hope this court order isn’t overturn by some right winged maga judge

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Quinn's avatar

Thanks for your reporting, Chris.

It’s interesting (horrifying) that items 11 and 12 in the appendix do not specify that the information should relate to minor patients. The data being requested almost certainly includes minor patients who are now adults. I’d guess some adults may have also initiated their care at CHOP in their adulthood, despite it being a children’s hospital, because there are often limited resources to receive gender affirming care elsewhere.

CHOP’s argument challenging the subpoena is weak… Trauma to patients is hardly the worst part, and unfortunately can’t be expected to garner sympathy these days. The federal government is seeking to compile a list of transgender Americans. Let that sink in.

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Shelley Powers's avatar

Thank goodness these have been challenged. There is no justification for going after this information, but so many organizations are just rolling over for Trump I was afraid there wouldn't be one hospital willing to say No.

Thank you for this update, and yes, please keep us informed.

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Frances Sterling's avatar

HIPA won't tell my husband about my health but the government should get all of someones records because DJT does not like what the do with there own body ? Sounds very dictatorial to me. Heil Donald.

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Doug Tarnopol's avatar

The point is to terrify. Fucking scum. So much for “medical freedom.”

Make sure to excoriate and ostracize everyone in your life (if any still exist) who supports this Nazi garbage. No, they’re not “coming back.” They’re lost, they’re supporting omnicide, so fucking punish them. Hard. You know, something that matches the fact that via carbon-flooring alone they will destroy your children’s future.

Concentrate on getting nonvoting non-Trumpers on board.

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Michael's avatar

Thanks for this heads up Chris. I can't imagine the State of Washington at least will comply with this bit of dangerous tomfoolery.

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Summer Dylan's avatar

It's just cruelty for the sake of politics. Thank you for the information.

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