Key Highlights
- A group of 19 Democrat-led states and Washington, D. C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration that aims to restrict gender transition treatment for minors.
- The lawsuit against the U. S.
- Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F.
- Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general comes after the declaration issued last week described treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender transition surgeries as unsafe and ineffective for children experiencing gender dysphoria. The declaration also warned doctors that they could be excluded from federal health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, if they provide these treatments to minors.
- The move seeks to build on President Donald Trump's executive order in January calling on HHS to protect children from "chemical and surgical mutilation." HHS UNLEASHES SWEEPING CRACKDOWN ON CHILD 'SEX-REJECTING PROCEDURES,' THREATENS HOSPITAL, MEDICAID FUNDING The lawsuit was filed against the U. S.
