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The Seattle Children’s Hospital filed a lawsuit in Travis County District Court on Dec. 7 against the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG), after that agency requested documents related to gender transition policies and any such care provided to Texas children.

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[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 87 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why in the Kentucky fried fuck is Texas asking Seattle about that.

[–] mandelbrotvurst@lemmy.world 85 points 10 months ago (3 children)

We all know why. I'm just surprised the hospital responded with a lawsuit instead of a "go fuck yourself."

[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It does bring more attention if they drag out the go fuck yourself bit with a lawsuit but they definitely need a huge go fuck yourself with a rake letter here.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

I've got a nice rusty pitchfork they could use in a pinch.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 40 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Both demands include a notice that failure to comply could result in a misdemeanor criminal charge that would carry a $5,000 fine or jail confinement of up to a year.

It sounds like the state could imprison the hospital’s personnel if they ever traveled to Texas (or any other jurisdiction that might jail them on Texas’ behalf).

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I said that this was the inevitable outcome of RvW being overturned. It's a matter of time now. The line of the ensuing civil war will be drawn over these state extradition agreements, and if a Republican ever gets the presidency again they will use the feds to forcibly extradite doctors to Texas.

[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Holy fuck I need to get out of Texas

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

The time is now or as soon as you can.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I gotta say I figured they'd use interstate extradition to bring back women who'd left for an abortion. I did not think they'd be dumb enough to try and act like their laws apply to hospital staff in other states.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

We have a law in Washington which prevents healthcare providers from sharing the information that the Texas attorney general is requesting. I love my state.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 10 months ago

I'm reading between the lines a bit, but I think the idea is that Texas thinks SCH is providing care that violated Texas law via telemedicine. That's why they're asking about stuff like patients of SCH who had their labs done in Texas.