The DOJ asked a federal appeals court to dismiss its challenge after a judge blocked subpoenas seeking sensitive records from young patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
As The Advocate previously reported, Pennsylvania families went to court after the Justice Department sought extensive information involving young patients, including medical records, intake documents, consent forms and parental authorizations connected with puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
A federal judge ultimately blocked the government from obtaining the records, describing aspects of its conduct as “unprecedented” and saying its rhetoric reflected “callous indifference, if not abject cruelty.”
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