""sex-rejecting procedures" are "neither safe nor effective as a treatment modality for gender dysphoria, gender incongruence, or other related disorders in minors, and therefore, fail to meet professional recognized standards of health care."
""By targeting Oregon providers, HHS is putting care at risk and forcing families to choose between their personal health care choices and their doctor's ability to practice,""
""Health care decisions belong with families and their health care providers, not the government.""
""The Kennedy Declaration exceeds the Secretary's authority and violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Medicare and Medicaid statutes,""
Eighteen Democratic state attorneys general and one Democratic governor joined to sue over a federal attempt to limit gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a declaration labeling "sex-rejecting procedures" as neither safe nor effective for minors and threatened to exclude providers from Medicare and Medicaid. The declaration contrasts with positions of major U.S. medical associations. Oregon leads the coalition under Attorney General Dan Rayfield, citing a 2023 law that requires insurer coverage of medically necessary gender-affirming procedures and protects providers from out-of-state challenges. The lawsuit alleges the declaration exceeds statutory authority, violates the Administrative Procedure Act and Medicare/Medicaid statutes, and was procedurally defective for circumventing notice-and-comment requirements.
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