Three leading health care organizations on Monday urged the Justice Department to investigate recent threats of violence made against hospitals and physicians with transgender care programs.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, AMA and Children’s Hospital Association — which collectively represent more than 270,000 physicians and medical students and 220 children’s hospitals — coauthored a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, JD, asking for a federal investigation into the threats made against institutions providing gender-affirming care.
“The attacks are