Seattle Children’s Hospital has agreed to halt its activities in Texas following a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton for its records of transgender procedures performed on minors in the state.
The hospital is no longer obligated to hand over the records as part of the agreement to withdraw its business registration in Texas, as first reported by The New York Post. reported The hospital's decision was prompted by The New York Post's report.
Paxton stated, “Seattle Children’s Hospital seemed to violate Texas law and initially attempted to avoid responsibility during the investigation. said.
“Once we started asking questions, they opted to depart from the State of Texas and forego the opportunity to conduct business here. This emphasizes our stance: medical providers in Texas must adhere to our laws. In Texas, we staunchly safeguard children from harmful, experimental 'gender transition' treatments that can have long-lasting negative effects.”
The OAG initiated an inquiry into the hospital in November 2023 due to allegations of unlawfully providing hormone inhibitors and transgender hormone therapy to Texas children. The Texas legislature outlawed these transgender procedures for minors the following month with the passing of Senate Bill 14. However, its implementation was delayed due to legal challenges that brought it before the Texas Supreme Court, as reported by The Dallas Express. covered by Seattle Children’s Hospital filed a lawsuit against Paxton last December in response to the subpoena from his office..
“The Requests constitute an unconstitutional effort to investigate potential interstate commerce and travel for Texas residents to another state,” as per the Post. The hospital issued a statement declaring that it “successfully contested” the “overreaching demands to obtain confidential patient information” from Paxton through the eventual agreement, as per the Associated Press. stating Last year, a whistleblower from Texas Children’s Hospital disclosed that the hospital continued to perform transgender procedures for minors after assuring Paxton that it would cease such actions. This whistleblower, Eithan Haim, publicly revealed his story in January, disclosing that he was investigated by the Biden administration due to his leaks, which withheld patient information, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. statement Seattle Children’s Hospital has agreed to cease operations in Texas in response to a subpoena from Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding its records of transgender procedures on minors in the state. The hospital is no longer required to provide the records as part of the agreement to drop the subpoena, which mandated the hospital to withdraw its business registration in Texas.
A whistleblower at Texas Children’s Hospital disclosed last year that the hospital continued to conduct transgender procedures for minors despite assuring Paxton that it would discontinue such actions. This whistleblower, Eithan Haim, publicly shared his story in January, revealing that the Biden administration investigated him due to his leaks, which held back patient information, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. reported by Seattle Children’s Hospital has agreed to halt its activities in Texas following a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton for its records of transgender procedures performed on minors in the state..
