The hospital had sued Texas over the request, calling it part of a “sham” investigation into an out-of-state medical provider.
Seattle Children's Hospital will not have to release records about Texas transgender children who may have received transition care after it reached a settlement with the Texas attorney general this week. The hospital had sued Attorney General Ken Paxton in December after his office requested the information, calling the investigation a “sham” and saying it does not employ staff in Texas who treat patients here, either in-person or via telemedicine.
Texas AG seeking out-of-state patient records for trans youth, Seattle hospital lawsuit says “Protecting the privacy of our patients is our top priority and Seattle Children’s successfully fought the Texas Attorney General’s overreaching demands to obtain confidential patient information,” a hospital spokesperson said in a statement. “As a result, the Texas Attorney General withdrew his request.
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