NY attorney general's office orders NYU Langone to resume services for trans kids

"NYU Langone appears to be suddenly and indefinitely cancelling transgender children's future appointments thereby jeopardizing access to medically necessary health care for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. The attorney general's office has received several complaints about NYU Langone ending its Transgender Youth Health Program from patients and their families."

"The dispute highlights the conflict between New York state's sweeping antidiscrimination laws and the Trump administration's efforts to change federal policy to limit care options for trans and nonbinary minors. The White House has threatened financial harm to hospitals that continue to offer such services."

NYU Langone Health shut down its Transgender Youth Health Program, prompting New York's attorney general to issue an order requiring immediate resumption of services including puberty blockers and hormones for trans and nonbinary children. The attorney general's office cited state law prohibiting gender identity discrimination and noted the hospital continues offering these services to other adolescent patients. NYU Langone cited the departure of its medical director and the current regulatory environment as reasons for closure. The hospital has until March 11 to demonstrate compliance. This dispute reflects broader tension between New York's antidiscrimination protections and Trump administration efforts to restrict transgender medical care for minors, including threats of financial penalties to hospitals providing such services.

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