Rhode Island Hospital intends to release records to comply with Texas judge’s midnight deadline

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 1,496

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A Rhode Island Hospital spokesperson said Tuesday night that the hospital would turn over some medical records of transgender youth, with identifying information redacted, to a federal judge in Texas ahead of a midnight deadline.

That’s even though Rhode Island’s Office of the Child Advocate was awaiting a response to its request for emergency relief from a Boston appeals court to stop the delivery of the records, which were demanded Monday by Chief Judge Reed …

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