Blue States Sue Over Ban On Trans Youth Healthcare

The Associated Press reports:

Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19.

Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown filed the federal lawsuit in the Western District of Washington. The attorneys general of Oregon and Minnesota, and three doctors, also joined as plaintiffs. The complaint argues that the order discriminates against transgender people.

Trump signed an executive order last month directing federally run insurance programs, including Medicaid and TRICARE for military families, to exclude coverage for such care. It also calls on the Department of Justice to pursue litigation and legislation to oppose it.

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Pres Trump continues to try to strip away civil rights from entire communities. We filed a lawsuit today challenging his illegal, dehumanizing executive order on gender-affirmative care that harms Washington’s youth, the trans community, parents and health care providers. pic.twitter.com/MwopFxX8nh

— Attorney General Nick Brown (@AGOWA) February 7, 2025