Sixteen states are suing the Trump administration to defend transgender youth healthcare access, which has rapidly eroded across the US due to threats from the federal government.
Trump’s policies are an attempt to impose a nationwide ban on the treatment for people under 19, and that’s unlawful because there’s no federal statute that bans providing the care to minors.
The Democratic attorneys general of California, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and Connecticut are leading the lawsuit, which challenges the president’s efforts to eradicate vital medical treatments for trans youth.
The complaint targets one of Trump’s first executive orders, called for federal funds to be withheld from hospitals that provide the treatments. Those gender-affirming treatments, which are accessed by a small fraction of youth in the US, have for years been the standard of care endorsed by major US medical associations.
"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, said in a statement.
"This administration is ruthlessly targeting young people who already face immense barriers just to be seen and heard, and are putting countless lives at risk in the process," she added.
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