US EditionDemocratic states sue to block cuts to US children's gender-affirming care
A coalition challenges HHS's nationwide declaration that threatens funding and access to gender-affirming care, citing legal overreach and risks to millions on Medicaid and Medicare.
- A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could restrict gender-affirming care for minors.
- The lawsuit claims the declaration is inaccurate and unlawful and seeks to block its enforcement in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon.
- Major medical groups criticized HHS's report supporting the declaration, stating that most organizations oppose restrictions on transgender care for young people.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James stated that health care choices belong to families and their healthcare providers, not the government.
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CT Joins Lawsuit Of States Challenging Federal Limits On Gender-Affirming Care
The coalition of states argue that this declaration violates federal statutes by unlawfully changing medical standards without going through the notice and comment process and undermining states’ longstanding authority to regulate medicine.
Children’s Hospital Colorado Under Federal Scrutiny For Defying Trump Admin’s Ban On Transgender Procedures For Minors - Real News Now
The Department of Health and Human Services has referred Children’s Hospital Colorado for a federal investigation, citing the facility’s refusal to follow Trump-era guidance prohibiting transgender medical procedures for minors. HHS General Counsel Mike Stuart said Tuesday that he had referred the case to the agency’s inspector general, accusing the hospital of failing to meet “recognized standards of health care” as outlined by Health Secretary…
18 States Sue HHS for Protecting Children From Sex-Rejecting Procedures
A coalition of 18 states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from protecting children from sex-rejecting, mutilating procedures. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a Protecting Children event on December 18, announced multiple regulatory actions the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would take to protect children from “transgender” medical interventions. The department is working to fulfill President …
If You Live in One of These 19 States, Get Out for the Sake of Your Kids: They're Suing HHS Over 'Gender-Affirming Care' Ban
One of the most contentious topics in the zeitgeist — and history, for that matter — has to do with “transgender children.” Supporters of the concept argue that it’s okay […] The post If You Live in One of These 19 States, Get Out for the Sake of Your Kids: They're Suing HHS Over 'Gender-Affirming Care' Ban appeared first on The Western Journal.
19 Democrat-led states sue RFK Jr.'s HHS over proposed restrictions to transgender medical treatments for minors
A coalition of 19 Democrat-led U.S. states, along with Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the agency’s recent declaration announcing an effort to ban "transgender medical care" for minors.
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