Court halts federal bid to ban pediatric gender-affirming care, boosting access
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A federal judge in Oregon overturned the Trump-era effort to bar gender-affirming care for minors under HHS policies associated with RFK Jr., ruling the move unlawful and blocking similar nationwide enforcement. The decision removes the immediate threat to federal funding and allows many providers to resume care, though state bans and access gaps remain in some areas.
- RFK Jr agenda suffers another loss as trans advocates hail ‘huge step forward’ The Guardian
- Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors VTDigger
- Oregon judge blocks Trump move to restrict youth gender-affirming care The Seattle Times
- Federal Judge Calls RFK Jr. an “Unsafe” Leader in Order Protecting Trans Youth Health Care Mother Jones
- RFK Jr.’s Anti-Trans Policy Has Been Toppled for All the Right Reasons The New Republic
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