Legal defense fund for whistleblower surgeon Eithan Haim surpasses $1M

July 10, 2024

The legal defense fund for a Texas surgeon facing up to 10 years in prison for blowing the whistle on secret transgender procedures at a children’s hospital has grown to over $1 million.

The Christian Post reports that Dr. Ethan Haim’s crowdfunding GiveSendGo defense fund had raised over $1,022,000 as of Wednesday morning. Haim was hit with four felony counts by the U.S. Dept. of Justice last month after obtaining patient information “without permission” from Texas Children’s Hospital.

Haim uncovered documents showing that the hospital was continuing to perform the procedures after it told the public it had paused them. Texas Governor Greg Abbott had condemned the transgender procedures as “child abuse.”

U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani alleged that Haim went to the press instead of to “appropriate authorities” within the hospital.

According to the Christian Post, Haim said he is “overwhelmed” at the support he’s received, saying, “It goes to show how much support there is, and how much people are realizing that the federal government is going after innocent people to further their ideology.”

Jury selection for Haim’s trial is expected to being on August 16.

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