Trump administration investigating gender treatments at Mount Sinai
Hospitals notified families after subpoenas sought records tied to gender-affirming care, and plaintiffs say the disclosures could expose minors’ identities and medical histories.
- Mount Sinai has been subpoenaed by the Trump administration for records of minors who received gender-affirming care and plans to provide de-identified information if legally required.
- Parents of transgender youth reported being informed by Mount Sinai that their children's health records would be shared with the federal government, although no specifics on timing or details were provided.
- LGBTQIA+ advocates and officials criticized the subpoenas, emphasizing that releasing such records threatens privacy and may violate New York's Trans Shield Law.
- A class-action lawsuit filed against NYU Langone and the Department of Justice aims to block the sharing of gender-affirming care records, with similar subpoenas rumored for Mount Sinai and court hearings delaying record production.
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By Devan Cole, CNN. The Trump administration's demands for confidential medical records of transgender minors are facing renewed scrutiny in the courts as the government ramps up efforts by using a grand jury in Texas to compel gender-affirming care providers to comply. The initial use of so-called administrative subpoenas to obtain the information was rejected case after case over the past year by jurists appointed by presidents of both parties…
NYC parents furious: Mount Sinai to share trans records with Trump
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Some New York City parents are getting mad tonight because they say Mount Sinai plans to share their transgender children’s medical records with the Trump administration. And this is not the first hospital to come under scrutiny for this sensitive issue. Three families of transgender children and two transgender young adults [...]
Mount Sinai confirms it would, if required, provide records of trans youth to Trump administration
Mount Sinai, if required, plans to provide the Trump administration with "de-identified information" about minors who received gender-affirming care at the hospital, a spokesperson told Gay City News on June 5. The hospital's statement to Gay City News came hours after Gothamist reported that two parents of trans youth who received gender-affirming care at Mount Sinai — including those who no longer receive care there — said the hospital system …
“My Child Is Vulnerable” — Mother Speaks Out After Mount Sinai Says Trans Son’s Records May Go to Feds
Outside Mount Sinai West, Dawn Gabriel said her 17-year-old son Oliver — a LaGuardia student who has received gender-affirming care since he was 12 — should be celebrating Pride Month, not fearing what the federal government might do with his private medical records. Dawn Gabriel speaking outside Mount Sinai West alongside Manhattan Borough President Brad […]
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