DOJ Subpoenas Trans Youth Care Records Across Multiple States

The Trump administration, through the Department of Justice, has issued subpoenas to over 20 medical providers across the U.S. demanding extensive confidential information related to gender-affirming care for transgender youth, including patient personal data, communications, and medical records dating back to 2020. These subpoenas target providers even in states with laws protecting such care, raising concerns about violating federal privacy protections and intimidating both patients and providers. Attorney General Pam Bondi characterized the investigations as efforts to hold medical professionals accountable for what she described as 'mutilating children,' while legal experts argue the DOJ is using its authority to target providers based on ideological disagreements rather than legal violations. The subpoenas have caused several hospitals to end or restrict gender-affirming services, and clinics are fearful of government retaliation. LGBTQ leaders and civil rights advocates have condemned these actions as unprecedented invasions of medical privacy and a politically motivated attack on transgender healthcare. This federal pressure campaign reflects the administration's broader efforts to end transition care for children despite state protections and medical consensus supporting such treatments.