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DOJ Indicts Texas Doctor for Alleged Data Leak

DOJ Indicts Texas Doctor for Alleged Data Leak

DOJ Indicts Texas Doctor for Alleged Data Leak
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If illegally accessing HIPPA-protected patient records under false pretenses wasn't egregious enough, the medical services Dr. Eithan Haim thought he exposed were for important transgender healthcare treatments for vulnerable patients. Through either ignorance, malice, or both, Haim chose to illegally reveal sensitive private and protected medical records. For those crimes, he's now facing the consequences.

Eithan Haim is a hero who exposed TCH for secretly falsifying medical records to continue its harmful transgender practices after promising to stop. TCH took children as young as 11 — who were dealing with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts — and continued its procedures regardless. The DOJ is trying to imprison a whistleblower for exposing institutionalized child abuse. Dr. Haiam's ethical motivations must be considered in the context of alleged HIPAA violations.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that at least 13.1% of American adults will identify as LGBTQ in 2070, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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