Texas Court Orders Rhode Island Hospital to Produce Gender Care Records
The hospital will provide anonymized records after federal judges issued conflicting rulings over a DOJ subpoena tied to a nationwide probe.
- On May 19, District Judge Reed O'Connor of Northern Texas ordered Rhode Island Hospital to turn over five years of gender-affirming care records for private review, citing the need to ensure evidence preservation.
- Judge McElroy previously quashed the Department of Justice subpoena in Rhode Island, calling it an "unprecedented intrusion," creating conflicting federal mandates that O'Connor's order now intensifies.
- The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston refused on May 19 to block the transfer, with Rhode Island Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros' emergency injunction rejected after the court noted records will not reach adverse parties.
- Rhode Island Hospital informed the Texas court on May 19 it intends to produce anonymized records, consistent with agreements reached during a May 12 hearing with federal prosecutors.
- Judge O'Connor barred the hospital from seeking relief outside the 5th Circuit or Supreme Court, as the subpoena remains part of a nationwide Department of Justice investigation into Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act violations.
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