HHS warns Texas hospitals against denying life-saving care to newborn with disability

The Trump administration is stepping into the battle over a Texas newborn with a severe heart defect, warning two hospitals they cannot withhold medical treatment because of his disability. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights told Fox News Digital on Thursday that it is sending a letter to Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center outlining their obligations under federal disability civil rights laws as doctors make treatment decision