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Families Challenge Federal Access to Transgender Youth Health Records

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U.S. Department of Justice · Gender-affirming medical care and related patient health records · New Filing

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About this case

Eleven families with transgender children filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Maryland seeking to block the U.S. Department of Justice from obtaining medical records and related information concerning gender-affirming care received at hospitals across the United States. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week, and its current procedural stage beyond the filing is not specified.

Case overview

Defendant company
U.S. Department of Justice
Product or service
Gender-affirming medical care and related patient health records
Court case number
1:26-mc-00007-MSM-AEM
Case status
New Filing
Lawsuit type
Privacy
Reported harm
Privacy Security

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