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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jamie Stengle

US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data

Texas Transgender Care Doctor Charged - (© 2024 Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle)

Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients who weren't under his care.

The dismissal of the case against Dr. Eithan Haim in U.S. district court in Houston comes as the Trump administration in its first week has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights.

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