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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geoff Mulvihill

Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital

When the U.S. Justice Department sought information from doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care for young transgender patients, officials weren’t just asking for policies. They also demanded information about individual patients.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a statement July 9 that the department had sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics that provide the care. The request represented an elevation in President Donald Trump's administration's effort to halt the medical treatment for transgender youth, even in states where it's legal.

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