DOJ issues subpoena to NYU Langone over trans health records for minors
NEW YORK - The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to NYU Langone Hospitals over information pertaining to minors who received gender-affirming care.
Subpoena over trans care for minors
What we know:
The hospital system's online portal reports that it received the subpoena on May 7.
"The subpoena directs NYULH to provide information pertaining to patients under the age of 18 who received gender-affirming care at NYULH between 2020 and 2026," among other information requests.
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Also included in the posted statement is an assurance that the hospital system is evaluating its response to the subpoena.
The backstory:
NYU Langone Health shuttered its transgender youth health program nearly three months ago, in response to the "current regulatory environment."
A spokesperson for NYU Langone Health provided this official statement to FOX 5 NY regarding the decision:
"Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program. We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs, which will continue."
Big picture view:
The Trump administration previously expressed that it would pull federal funding from any hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors, Chi'en explains.
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The order, titled ?Keeping Men Out of Women?s Sports,? gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration?s view, which interprets ?sex? as the gender someone was assigned at birth. FOX 5 NY's Sharon Crowley has the latest.
The White House proposed banning Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide this gender-affirming treatment in December 2025.
Local perspective:
New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone to resume its transgender youth health program about two months ago.
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The Source: This article includes information provided by NYU Langone Hospitals and previous FOX 5 NY reporting.