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Title: Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients’ records
Post by: Jessica_Rose on August 18, 2026, 02:38:25 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on August 18, 2026, 02:38:25 PM
Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients' records
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/court-allows-administration-to-access-trans-patients-records/
Faefyx Collington (18 Aug 2026)
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just handed the Trump administration a win, upholding a Department of Justice (DOJ) administrative subpoena seeking the personal and confidential health records of trans youth. The ruling cedes authority to the executive branch while making partisan points, and the dissenting judge pulled no punches.
"This case began with an attempt to use federal investigative powers to intimidate healthcare professionals and patients in an effort to undermine access to gender-affirming medical care," said Crystal Beal, the CEO and founder of QueerDoc, a Washington-based telehealth clinic that provides gender-affirming care to trans people, in a statement. The subpoena being contested demanded QueerDoc turn over patient records. "Although it arose from care provided to transgender patients, the principles at stake reach far beyond transgender healthcare. Every patient deserves to know they can seek medical care without fear that their most personal health information will become a tool of political investigation."
Consequently, until now, every court in which the subpoenas have been challenged has quashed them in whole or in part. Judges doing so have called the DOJ's campaign a "fishing expedition" intended to "harass" and "intimidate," and to end gender-affirming care through "fear."
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/court-allows-administration-to-access-trans-patients-records/
Faefyx Collington (18 Aug 2026)
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just handed the Trump administration a win, upholding a Department of Justice (DOJ) administrative subpoena seeking the personal and confidential health records of trans youth. The ruling cedes authority to the executive branch while making partisan points, and the dissenting judge pulled no punches.
"This case began with an attempt to use federal investigative powers to intimidate healthcare professionals and patients in an effort to undermine access to gender-affirming medical care," said Crystal Beal, the CEO and founder of QueerDoc, a Washington-based telehealth clinic that provides gender-affirming care to trans people, in a statement. The subpoena being contested demanded QueerDoc turn over patient records. "Although it arose from care provided to transgender patients, the principles at stake reach far beyond transgender healthcare. Every patient deserves to know they can seek medical care without fear that their most personal health information will become a tool of political investigation."
Consequently, until now, every court in which the subpoenas have been challenged has quashed them in whole or in part. Judges doing so have called the DOJ's campaign a "fishing expedition" intended to "harass" and "intimidate," and to end gender-affirming care through "fear."
Title: Re: Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients’ records
Post by: Laura Squirrel on August 18, 2026, 06:22:52 PM
Post by: Laura Squirrel on August 18, 2026, 06:22:52 PM
This will extend to adults soon enough. *sighs* ........................