DOJ subpoenas more than 20 doctors and clinics providing transgender medical procedures to minors: ‘Mutilated children’

The Trump Department of Justice subpoenaed more than 20 doctors and medical clinics nationwide that perform transgender medical procedures on children, the federal agency announced Wednesday.

“Medical professionals and organizations that mutilated children in the service of a warped ideology will be held accountable by this Department of Justice,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.

The brief announcement, which didn’t identify the hospitals or doctors under investigation, follows growing efforts by the Trump administration to outlaw minors from accessing transition-related care.

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Federal authorities also demanded access to protected patient data to determine whether any laws were violated and to spark policy discussions with providers regarding gender-affirming treatment, sources familiar with the probe told the New York Times.

The DOJ’s action comes three months after Bondi warned clinics and hospitals that any suspected cases of “female genital mutilation” performed on individuals under 18 would be investigated.

No charges have been filed against anyone connected with providing transgender care, but the FBI in June urged the public to report hospitals and doctors performing surgeries on minors.

Also in June, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on transgender puberty blockers and hormone therapy treatments for children.

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The high court found the ban does not violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

While more than half of the 50 states have enacted similar laws, there are currently no federal statutes limiting access to transition-related care.

More than 1.6 million Americans ages 13 and older identify as transgender, according to data cited by the Supreme Court.