Judge weighs whether to hold Children’s Hospital Colorado in contempt for not providing gender-affirming care

Court hears contempt charge as Children's Hospital Colorado stops minor transgender care

Medical providers refused to prescribe gender-affirming medications citing potential risks from federal government actions.

Contempt hearing over gender-affirming care at Children’s Hospital Colorado begins

On the first day of a contempt of court hearing, attorneys for Children’s Hospital Colorado and families of transgender kids outlined their conflicting opinions of what compliance looks like with a court order that directed the hospital to resume gender-affirming care for patients under 18.  Children’s Hospital Colorado stopped offering gender-affirming care to minors in […]

Judge closes courtroom as Children’s Hospital contempt hearing gets underway

The courtroom was closed as Children's Hospital Colorado doctors testified about why they won't write prescriptions for gender-affirming care.

Judge weighs whether to hold Children’s Hospital Colorado in contempt for not providing gender-affirming care

A Denver district judge opened a multi-day hearing Thursday to determine whether Children’s Hospital Colorado should be held in contempt of court because transgender minors still can’t receive gender-affirming care there.