Trump administration proposals that would sharply limit pediatric gender-affirming care could face a host of legal challenges if implemented, from accusations of overriding the state regulation of Medicaid to undermining Congress, lawyers and civil rights groups say.
Accusations of subverting the will of Congress have been common in President Donald Trump’s second administration. Critics say the proposed rules, issued Dec. 18 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, would place unprecedented limitations on hospitals and physicians that lawmakers never intended.
Organizations seeking to stop the proposals are prepping lawsuits, once again sending a Trump executive branch action to the courts, where the Supreme Court has sided with Trump frequently on other issues.
