Blue states challenge Trump’s restrictions on gender-affirming care
Attorneys general from 16 states and DC filed suit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully pressuring hospitals to stop gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.
- Seventeen Democratic officials have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging unlawful intimidation of health care providers concerning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
- The lawsuit claims Trump's policies aim to impose a nationwide ban on treatment for minors, which is unlawful without a federal statute.
- Alex Sheldon, Executive Director of GLMA, stated that health systems reduced services for legal reasons, not medical ones.
- A memo from the Justice Department called for prioritizing civil investigations of those providing the treatment.
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More than a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations
A march for Transgender Day of Visibility passes in front of Jackson Square in New Orleans on Friday, March 31, 2023. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) A group of state attorneys general, led by New York, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of mounting an unconstitutional pressure campaign against gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenges act…
States sue Trump administration after more hospitals stop treating transgender youth
A coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Friday over what they describe as an “unconstitutional pressure campaign” to stop doctors and hospitals from providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.“The federal government is running a cruel and targeted harassment campaign against providers who offer lawful, lifesaving care to children,” New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a statement.…
Over a Dozen States Sue Trump Administration to Protect Gender Affirming Care
A group of state attorneys general, led by New York, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of mounting an unconstitutional pressure campaign against gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenges actions taken by the Justice Department to investigate and halt gender-affirming care across the country. Source
Multiple states including California sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth
Seventeen Democratic officials accused President Donald Trump's administration of unlawfully intimidating health care providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth in a lawsuit filed Friday.
Pa. is among states suing Trump for intimidating hospitals on trans healthcare
Earlier this year, Penn State Health and UPMC - the Harrisburg region’s largest hospital networks - also announced they would be halting much of their gender-transition healthcare for youth in the wake of Trump’s executive order on the matter.
Maine among states suing Trump over claims he's intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care
Attorneys general from 15 states, including Maine AG Aaron Frey, filed a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump's administration of unlawfully intimidating health care providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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