Colorado Top Court Says Hospital Must Resume Treatments for Transgender Youth
The justices said the minors are likely to prevail on discrimination claims and that speculative federal funding losses do not justify the pause.
- On Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children's Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care in a 5-2 decision, finding the facility likely violated state anti-discrimination law by suspending services.
- The hospital suspended services earlier this year following warnings from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that providers offering such care could face exclusion from federal funding programs.
- Justice William Hood III wrote that "denying access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy for gender-affirming care but not for purposes unrelated to gender-affirming care differentiates care based on gender identity."
- The state's highest court directed the lower trial court to issue an injunction requiring the resumption of services, while a hospital spokeswoman said the facility is examining the ruling and assessing next steps.
- Although Children's Hospital Colorado maintained that resuming care risks federal sanctions, the majority concluded that potential harm to patients outweighs the speculative threat of losing federal health care program funding.
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday issued a preliminary injunction, directing Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume offering transgender procedures for minors while a lawsuit over access continues. “In a 5-2 decision, the state’s highest court concluded there is sufficient evidence that Children’s violated state antidiscrimination law when it suspended gender-affirming care earlier this year in the face of mounting federal threats,” The Color…
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday issued a preliminary injunction, directing Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume offering transgender procedures for minors while a lawsuit over access continues. “In a 5-2 decision, the state’s highest court concluded there is sufficient evidence that Children’s violated state antidiscrimination law when it suspended gender-affirming care earlier this year in the face of mounting federal threats,” The Color…
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Colorado Supreme Court tells Children’s Hospital to resume gender-affirming care
The Colorado Supreme Court building in downtown Denver on July 7, 2021. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that Children’s Hospital Colorado should restart gender-affirming care for transgender children, about five months after the hospital stopped providing such treatment in the face of threats to federal funding. The 5-2 majority on the court wants the lower trial court to reverse its decision and issue a …
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The Lawton ConstitutionColorado Supreme Court orders Children’s Hospital to restart gender-affirming care
The Colorado Supreme Court determined that the original court erred by allowing discrimination against one group because of potential harm to a larger group.
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