A Seattle hospital sued Republican Texas Attorney General and man so vile even Texas Republicans wanted to get rid of him Ken Paxton after Paxton demanded the hospital turn over medical records of children from Texas who may have sought care there, the Washington Post reports.
In his quest to weaponize the GOP’s targeting of the LGBTQ community, Paxton attempted to use the Texas AG’s consumer protection division to compel Seattle Children’s Hospital to turn over medical records of any child who sought trans care at the facility, presumably to find people to prosecute in the Republican Culture War.
The hospital asked the judge to nullify the order given the fact that the Texas AG has no jurisdiction over a Washington hospital, or if Paxton’s office has a specific complaint it was investigating, the hospital said it would comply with all legal orders. In this instance, though, it “took legal action to protect private patient information related to gender-affirming care services at our organization sought by the Texas Attorney General,” a hospital spokesperson said.