Overview

• On August 1, California and fifteen Democratic-led states filed suit in federal court to block enforcement of President Trump’s executive order banning gender-transition treatments for minors.
• Plaintiffs argue that Justice Department probes of gender clinics disregard state oversight of medical licensing and violate federalism principles.
• President Trump’s January orders label hormone and surgical therapies for transgender adolescents as “mutilation” and direct the Justice Department to investigate clinics providing these services.
• Under federal pressure, dozens of clinics nationwide have closed or paused gender-affirming care for minors to avoid potential legal exposure.
• California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned that cutting off access to transition treatments jeopardizes the health and well-being of over 300,000 transgender adolescents nationwide.