Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent a civil investigative demand to Seattle Children's Hospital, demanding data on all Texas patients traveling for care, despite having no jurisdiction there.

“We’re gonna need a bigger jail” 🤦

  • Socsa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Just wait, this will happen with abortions too. They are testing the ground now. If a Republican ever get the white house again, they will use the feds to extradite doctors to Texas.

    People need to be yelling about this until they can’t yell anymore. I don’t give a fuck if it ruins Christmas.

    • tryagain@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Yeah, this 100% feels like a trial balloon. It’s obviously ridiculous but it’s going to test some legal statute that will crack the door for whatever Gilead shit they actually intend. Probably abortion rights. First they came for the trans people, etc etc.

      My heart goes out to anyone trapped in Texas or any other Gilead state.

  • toomanypancakes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Washington should turn around and issue an arrest warrant for this idiot if he keeps on with trying to violate HIPAA.

  • lntl@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    how do jurisdictions work again? can’t Seattle just say go fuck yourself Texas and be don’t with it?

    • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtfOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      They could, but it’s a pretty progressive city, so there’s nothing to lose and everything to gain for anyone public-facing in Seattle to be seen telling Paxton to fuck off.

      Also, on a much less cynical note, making a bigot with grotesque demands look thoroughly foolish this time could create a precedent that could save lives in less clear-cut cases.

      Tl;Dr: Telling Paxton off as loudly as possible (figuratively speaking) is both the opportune thing to do AND the right thing to do.

    • snooggums@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      Dumb about important stuff, yeah, but this is just playing to his hate filled base since when he inevitably fails he can blame wokeness or some other conservative talking point. If you think of it as free campaigning to angry bigots it makes a lot of sense.

  • SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’ve been concerned Texas and other states would be looking for this kind of thing for abortions as well. Everyone has been telling me that this kind of thing is impossible and no one would ever try to go after a patient based on medical procedures done out of state.

    I’m also concerned that Texas could issue an arrest warrant for medical personnel or people facilitating abortion travel who reside in California (for example) such that it becomes inadvisable to drive through Texas, or even have a layover.

    It’s not paranoia if they’re actually after you.

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’d like the news outlets to follow up on this. Next week. In two weeks. In three weeks. And how many times it takes to make it irrelevant and still prove that the original talking point is completely worthless.

  • magnetosphere@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    I got it - a jackhammer!

    I was trying to think of something this guy could go fuck himself with that was both fast AND hard enough.

  • theodewere@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    too scared and useless to take on the gangs and criminals, so the Texas AG goes after hospitals and patients… wonder if the Texas Rangers are gonna ride out and grab a fugitive doctor and patient…