Attor\u00adney Gen\u00ader\u00adal Tong Sues to Block Unlaw\u00adful Attacks on Med\u00adical\u00adly Nec\u00ades\u00adsary Health Care<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Jan. 28, 2025, Pres\u00adi\u00addent Don\u00adald Trump signed Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Order 14187<\/a>. The order rescind\u00aded pre\u00advi\u00adous direc\u00adtives<\/a> and notices, directs mul\u00adti\u00adple agen\u00adcies and depart\u00adments to review or change exist\u00ading poli\u00adcies and change the inclu\u00adsion of gen\u00adder affirm\u00ading care in the health care cov\u00adered under the health insur\u00adance cov\u00adered for fed\u00ader\u00adal employ\u00adees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It directs the Depart\u00adment of Health and Human Ser\u00advices to \u201ctake all appro\u00adpri\u00adate actions to end the chem\u00adi\u00adcal and sur\u00adgi\u00adcal muti\u00adla\u00adtion of chil\u00addren,\u201d and lists pro\u00adgrams, laws and issues that may be affect\u00aded by these reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry and sub-reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry actions. Med\u00adic\u00adaid and Medicare are amongst those list\u00aded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The order directs the Depart\u00adment of Jus\u00adtice to pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtize the enforce\u00adment of pro\u00adtec\u00adtions against female gen\u00adi\u00adtal muti\u00adla\u00adtion, pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtize \u201cinves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adtions and take appro\u00adpri\u00adate action to end decep\u00adtion of con\u00adsumers, fraud, and vio\u00adla\u00adtions of the Food, Drug, and Cos\u00admet\u00adic Act by any enti\u00adty that may be mis\u00adlead\u00ading the pub\u00adlic about long-term side effects of chem\u00adi\u00adcal and sur\u00adgi\u00adcal muti\u00adla\u00adtion\u201d and \u201cpri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtize inves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adtions and take appro\u00adpri\u00adate action to end child-abu\u00adsive prac\u00adtices by so-called sanc\u00adtu\u00adary States that facil\u00adi\u00adtate strip\u00adping cus\u00adtody from par\u00adents who sup\u00adport the healthy devel\u00adop\u00adment of their own chil\u00addren, includ\u00ading by con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ading the appli\u00adca\u00adtion of the Parental Kid\u00adnap\u00adping Pre\u00adven\u00adtion Act and rec\u00adog\u00adnized con\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adtion\u00adal rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accord\u00ading to the press release from July 29, 2025, \u201cAttor\u00adney Gen\u00ader\u00adal William Tong today joined a mul\u00adti\u00adstate law\u00adsuit chal\u00adleng\u00ading the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to restrict access to nec\u00ades\u00adsary health\u00adcare for trans\u00adgen\u00adder, inter\u00adsex, and non\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adry youth. The law\u00adsuit tar\u00adgets recent fed\u00ader\u00adal actions aimed at deter\u00adring providers from offer\u00ading med\u00adical\u00adly appro\u00adpri\u00adate care to indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals under age 19, even in states like Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut where such care is legal and pro\u00adtect\u00aded. The law\u00adsuit argues that the admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion is over\u00adstep\u00adping its author\u00adi\u00adty by using threats of crim\u00adi\u00adnal pros\u00ade\u00adcu\u00adtion and fed\u00ader\u00adal inves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adtions to pres\u00adsure health care providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The coali\u00adtion is ask\u00ading the court to block these actions and pro\u00adtect access to care for patients who need it\u2026The coali\u00adtion argues that these actions vio\u00adlate the Con\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adtion, exceed fed\u00ader\u00adal author\u00adi\u00adty, and under\u00admine state laws that require equal access to med\u00adical treat\u00adment. In Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut, laws pro\u00adtect patients from dis\u00adcrim\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion based on gen\u00adder iden\u00adti\u00adty, and health care providers are required to treat all patients fair\u00adly and with\u00adout bias. The law\u00adsuit asks the court to block the administration\u2019s actions and stop the enforce\u00adment of these exec\u00adu\u00adtive orders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the law\u00adsuit, \u201cIn Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut, the two pri\u00adma\u00adry providers of care for trans\u00adgen\u00adder ado\u00adles\u00adcents have elect\u00aded to stop pro\u00advid\u00ading med\u00adical care\u2014including puber\u00adty block\u00aders and hor\u00admone replace\u00adment therapy\u2014to patients under 19. Both hos\u00adpi\u00adtals high\u00adlight\u00aded fed\u00ader\u00adal pres\u00adsures, with one not\u00ading the \u201cfed\u00ader\u00adal exec\u00adu\u00adtive orders and admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtive actions relat\u00ading to gen\u00adder-affirm\u00ading care for patients under age 19. The wind\u00ading down of these pro\u00adgrams may leave hun\u00addreds of young peo\u00adple with\u00adout access to life\u00adsav\u00ading care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aug. 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\nPreceding Event:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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