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Sixteen States and D.C. Sue Trump Administration to Block Federal Restrictions on Youth Gender-Affirming Care

The lawsuit challenges Trump’s January executive order plus DOJ directives that prompted hospitals to halt gender-affirming care for minors.

FILE - Liv Y., center, holds a transgender pride flag as people gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building, in in Olympia, Wash., Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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The Children's National Medical Center is pictured in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2009.

Overview

  • A coalition of 16 states, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania’s governor filed suit Friday in U.S. District Court to vacate federal measures targeting care for transgender youth under 19.
  • The complaint targets the Jan. 28 executive order “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation” along with DOJ memos from Pam Bondi and Brett Shumate as exceeding presidential authority.
  • The Justice Department has issued more than 20 subpoenas to clinics and doctors nationwide, demanding patient records amid threats of civil and criminal penalties.
  • Major health systems including UI Health in Chicago, Kaiser Permanente and Stanford Medicine have paused or canceled gender-affirming surgeries and treatments for transgender minors citing legal and funding risks.
  • Families of transgender youth report scrambling for alternatives even in protective states as courts weigh injunctions and constitutional claims against the federal actions.