DOJ Civil Rights Division subpoenas pediatric hospitals over gender care

The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division issued subpoenas to multiple pediatric hospitals demanding records on gender-affirming care provided to minors, invoking Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The subpoenas targeted hospitals in states that had not banned such care, representing a significant federal escalation against gender-affirming medicine. Medical associations condemned the action as government interference in the patient-doctor relationship.