{"id":2132967,"date":"2023-12-24T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-childrens-hospital-sues-texas-attorney-general-after-he-requested-trans-patient-records\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T14:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T19:10:51","slug":"seattle-childrens-hospital-sues-texas-attorney-general-after-he-requested-trans-patient-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-childrens-hospital-sues-texas-attorney-general-after-he-requested-trans-patient-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital sues Texas AG over trans patient records request"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-childrens-hospital-sues-texas-attorney-general-after-he-requested-trans-patient-records%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2132967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 NOVEMBER 01: \u2062Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court on November 01, 2021\u2063 in Washington, DC. \u2062On Monday, the Supreme Court heard \u2063arguments in a challenge to the controversial\u200d Texas abortion law which bans \u2063abortions after \u20626\u2064 weeks.\u200d (Photo by \u2062Drew \u200dAngerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>11:00 AM \u2013\u200d Sunday, December 24, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Texas Attorney General\u2063 Ken Paxton has made a bold move by requesting records from the Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">gender-affirming care<\/a> provided to children in Texas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a recent lawsuit, Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital \u2062has taken\u200d a stand against\u2062 the Texas Office of the Attorney General, aiming \u2063to protect patient data from being released. The hospital received a subpoena requesting \u2064patient records related\u200c to transition\u2063 care for Texans.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed in Austin, Texas, seeks to challenge and limit the requests made by Paxton, who has \u200bbeen known to support initiatives that \u2062restrict transgender rights.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is among the 20 states that have passed \u2063laws limiting or\u2062 banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.<\/p>\n<p>As of\u200d now, the court has \u200bnot made a decision \u200bon the lawsuit filed\u2064 by the Seattle\u200d hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 hospital argues that Paxton\u2019s \u2064office is overstepping its authority and has no right to request these specific records.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, the Demands represent an unconstitutional attempt \u200bto investigate and chill potential interstate commerce and travel for Texas residents to another state,\u201d the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ashley Speller,\u200c a spokesperson for \u2064Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital,\u2063 stated that the hospital complies with the\u2063 law and has gone to court to protect the privacy\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-threatens-texas-over-trans-kids-hhs-will-take-immediate-action-if-needed\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Threatens Texas Over Trans Kids: \u2018HHS Will Take Immediate Action If Needed\u2019\">patient information related<\/a> to gender-affirming care.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the hospital received the request from Texas,\u200b which included several demands such as identifying the medication given to \u200dTexas-resident children and providing records\u200d of the treatment protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c hospital cites\u2063 legislation in Washington that prevents them\u2064 from responding to the letter, as it \u2064aims to safeguard\u2063 minors seeking \u200cgender-affirming healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit is part of a larger \u200cmovement in left-winged states to protect \u200ctransgender rights and\u2064 counter the conservative efforts to \u2062restrict gender-affirming \u2063medical care for minors.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-man-dies-after-altercation-with-pro-palestine-protester-at-california-rally\/\" title=\"Jewish man killed in clash with pro-Palestine protester at California rally.\">receive breaking \u200cnews directly<\/a> to your inbox for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">Subscribe here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2064 Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith\u2019s expedition request while \u200bJoe Biden tries to get his poll numbers high with marijuana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The majority of\u200b Republican leaders have spoken out \u2062against the Colorado State Supreme\u2064 Court ruling disqualifying former President Donald Trump \u2064from the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2062 president of\u200c the conservative\u2063 activist\u2063 group American Commitment says an anti-ESG lawsuit launched by the State of Tennessee against Blackrock\u2062 comes as the popularity of the\u2062 ESG investing trend begins to \u2062wane.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>All eyes \u2063will \u200bbe\u200c on the U.S. Supreme \u200bCourt after the Colorado Supreme Court voted \u2062four-to-three to disqualify former \u200dPresident Trump from \u200dthe primary ballot citing the Constitution\u2019s 14th Amendment insurrection \u200dclause.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December \u206222, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST \u2064HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of rules aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for Tesla is the \u2064speed it can make \u200dthe 4680 batteries used\u200d in the Cybertruck with its new\u200b dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group\u2064 of\u2063 11\u2062 nonfiction\u200d authors have joined \u2063a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses\u200c OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing books the authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on \u200can alleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u200d the Seattle Children&#8217;s\u2063 Hospital argue that Ken Paxton&#8217;s office is overstepping its\u2064 authority in requesting these specific patient records?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has recently requested\u200b records from the\u200b Seattle Children&#8217;s Hospital regarding gender-affirming\u200c care provided to \u2064children in Texas. This bold move by Paxton \u200chas sparked a lawsuit filed by the hospital in Austin, Texas, aiming to protect patient data from being released.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena received by the hospital requested patient records related to transition care for Texans. However, \u2062the hospital argues that Paxton&#8217;s office is overstepping its authority and has no right to request these specific records. In response, \u200dthe hospital has \u2063taken a stand against the Texas Office of the Attorney \u200cGeneral to protect the \u2063privacy\u200c of patient information related to \u200bgender-affirming care.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton, who has \u2062been known to support initiatives that restrict transgender rights, has faced criticism for his ongoing efforts to limit or ban gender-affirming\u2063 medical care for\u2064 transgender minors. Texas is among the 20\u2064 states that have passed laws with such restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d lawsuit filed by the Seattle hospital seeks to challenge and limit the requests \u200cmade by Paxton. The court has not made a decision\u2064 on the\u200c lawsuit as of now. One of the arguments presented by the hospital is that the demands made by Paxton\u200b represent an unconstitutional attempt to investigate and chill potential \u2064interstate commerce and travel for Texas residents seeking care in\u2063 another state.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley \u200cSpeller, a spokesperson \u2062for Seattle Children&#8217;s Hospital, stated that \u200bthe hospital complies with \u200bthe law and has gone to \u2064court to protect \u200bpatient \u2064information related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-may-soon-face-emergency-appeal-on-trans-surgery-for-kids\/\" title=\"SCOTUS may soon receive urgent appeal on transgender surgery for minors.\">gender-affirming \u200dcare<\/a>. The hospital cites legislation in \u200cWashington that \u200cprevents them from responding to the requests, as it aims to safeguard minors seeking gender-affirming healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit is part of a larger movement in left-winged states\u2064 to protect transgender rights and counter conservative \u200defforts to restrict gender-affirming \u200bmedical care for minors. \u200bIt highlights the ongoing debates and legal battles surrounding transgender healthcare \u2063in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Texas \u200bAttorney General Ken \u2064Paxton&#8217;s request for records from the Seattle Children&#8217;s Hospital has sparked a lawsuit and raised \u2062questions about the authority of\u200c his office to request such information. The hospital argues that the requests are unconstitutional and that patient privacy should be protected.\u200d This case is \u2063just one example of the\u200b ongoing struggle over transgender rights and\u2063 medical care for\u2064 minors in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addressed the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, discussing the controversial Texas abortion law that prohibits abortions after 6 weeks. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday regarding this challenge. OAN&#8217;s Elizabeth Volberding reported on this at 11:00 AM. 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