Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has made "sham requests" seeking to force Seattle Children's Hospital t0 provide details of Texas residents who've received gender-affirming care, alleges a lawsuit from the nonprofit health care provider.
Why it matters: Seattle Children's Hospital said in its lawsuit that Paxton's office claimed it was investigating potential violations of Texas' ban on gender-affirming care for minors, but Washington's recently passed "Shield Law" protected it from subpoenas from states seeking to "restrict or criminalize reproductive and gender-affirming care."
