"The declaration issued last Thursday called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria, or the distress when someone's gender expression doesn't match their sex assigned at birth. It also warned doctors that they could be excluded from federal health programs like Medicare and Medicaid if they provide those types of care."
"Secretary Kennedy cannot unilaterally change medical standards by posting a document online, and no one should lose access to medically necessary health care because their federal government tried to interfere in decisions that belong in doctors' offices, New York Attorney General Letitia James, who led the lawsuit, said in a statement Tuesday."
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, and its inspector general over a declaration labeling puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries for minors as unsafe and ineffective. The declaration warned that providers could be excluded from federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid for offering such care. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon, alleges the declaration is inaccurate and unlawful and seeks to enjoin its enforcement. The legal action follows broader federal proposals to limit gender-affirming care for young people.
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