A coalition of families of transgender youth and advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop the federal government from implementing an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to examine policies related to gender-affirming care for children and teens.
The groups argue in the lawsuit that President Donald Trump is unlawfully discriminating against transgender people by attempting to stop access to medically necessary health care for trans people under 19 across the country.
The order would also deny federal funds to hospitals, clinics, doctors and other providers that offer gender-affirming medical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapies to anyone under 19.
