January 1, Oracle Accused of Hiding Gender Treatments From Parents

Wyatt’s Take

• Oracle and Epic, major electronic health record companies, are under fire for helping hospitals hide children’s gender procedures from parents.
• Medical record systems may be letting hospitals block parents from knowing about gender-related care, using vague privacy excuses.
• There is growing concern that these companies are undermining parental rights and allowing minors to make serious decisions without family input.

Big tech in healthcare is coming under the microscope. Oracle and Epic stand accused of letting hospitals lock parents out of knowing what gender procedures their kids undergo.

Do No Harm, a medical advocacy group, warned these electronic health systems could be helping shield information from parents, stretching privacy laws beyond their intent.

Parents have been pushing back in the courts to know what’s happening with their children in schools, but now tech systems may be making it even harder for them to know what’s happening at the doctor’s office.

The group’s report says some hospitals use broad exceptions in privacy rules to keep parents from whole sections of their kids’ medical records—not just gender care, but also mental health and other areas.

Case studies show Epic and Oracle Health systems do this in both red and blue states, meaning it’s become a national issue.

“Vendors should not promote blanket restrictions that exceed legal boundaries, nor should hospitals and clinics permit their implementation,” said Dr. Kurt Miceli, echoing the report’s concerns.

Epic denies making these decisions, claiming they just give hospitals the tools to choose how access works for parents and teens.

Oracle, whose leadership is well-connected politically, did not respond to questions about their role in these policies.

The law has long made clear that parents have the right to direct their children’s care, with only limited exceptions.

In California, a federal judge recently said secrecy around social transitioning at schools harms families and should involve parental notice because of the lasting emotional toll.

Do No Harm argues that minors simply aren’t ready to make big health choices without an adult’s guidance—even if it’s just a broken bone.

Texas recently struck a deal making sure parents can see their kids’ health records unless state or federal law specifically says otherwise. Other states, especially conservative ones, are paying attention as these debates intensify.

Internationally, the fight over parental involvement in gender care is heating up, too, as seen recently in Australia, where policymakers clashed over who controls these treatments in hospitals.

If parental rights keep getting pushed aside by technology and policy, more states—and maybe Washington—could step in to protect families.

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Wyatt Matters

Families in Middle America have always believed that parents know what’s best for their kids. Letting big tech companies and distant hospital bureaucrats keep secrets from moms and dads is a dangerous move. Parental rights are at the heart of our communities, and they deserve protection.

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