U.S. prosecutors dropped charges against Dr. Eithan Haim, a Texas doctor who faced accusations of illegally accessing patient records at Texas Children's Hospital. The case dismissal follows the resignation of U.

Federal prosecutors in Houston dropped their criminal case against Eithan Haim on Friday, less than two weeks before the Dallas surgeon was set to stand trial on charges of violating patient privacy laws by sharing information regarding transgender care at Texas Children’s Hospital with a conservative activist.

Dr. Eithan Haim, a former resident at Texas Children's Hospital, was charged with violating patient privacy laws to expose transgender care.

U.S. prosecutors on Friday dropped charges against a Texas doctor and self-described whistleblower on transgender care for minors, who was accused of illegally gaining access to records about patients not under his care at Texas Children's Hospital.

The dismissal comes as the Trump administration in its first week has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights.