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RFK Jr overstepped in declaring gender-affirming treatments unsafe, judge rules

a man speaks into a microphone near another man
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks as Donald Trump listens at the White House in September 2025. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, overstepped his power when he declared that gender-affirming treatments are unsafe, a federal judge has ruled.

In a blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to limit access to gender transition procedures, Judge Mustafa Kasubhai ruled Thursday that Kennedy did not go through the proper procedures when issuing his 12-page declaration last December.

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