AG Bonta led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)’s attempt to obtain personal health information about adolescents who have received gender-affirming care at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (Stanford Children’s Hospital). In the amicus brief, Attorney General Bonta and the coalition argue that the criminal grand jury subpoena U.S. DOJ has issued to Stanford Children’s Hospital seeks to halt gender-affirming care for adolescents in states that have made a commitment to protecting this care, infringing on states’ rights to regulate the practice of medicine and ensure their residents are not denied access to medically necessary healthcare.  

“The Trump Administration is dead set on continuing its hateful agenda targeting transgender individuals and threatening providers of medically necessary care. We will not stand by as the U.S. Department of Justice attempts to improperly access Americans’ private health data and infringe on states’ rights. We will fight to ensure we and other states can continue to adopt and enforce policies that safeguard crucial care for our residents. We are committed to protecting medical providers from intimidation tactics and securing transgender individuals’ abilities to live and thrive as their authentic selves.” -AG Bonta