Coverage dated December 23, 2025

More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

Headline from WDIO Duluth

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S.

  2. FOX 5 DC

    19 states sue HHS over push to ban transgender care for minors (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s push to limit gender-affirming care for young people is being challenged by 19 Democratic states and Washington, DC.

  3. NPR

    19 states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.

  4. CBS News

    19 states and D.C. sue HHS over effort to ban transgender care for minors (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.

  5. ABC 12 Flint

    18 states sue HHS for targeting hospitals that offer transgender care (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration policy seeking to bar transgender care for minors at federally-funded hospitals.

  6. CNN

    Democratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration policy seeking to bar transgender care for minors at federally-funded hospitals.

  7. Breitbart News

    19 States Sue HHS for Blocking Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Minors (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    19 states have sued the HHS after RFK Jr. issued a declaration blocking doctors from administering sex-rejecting procedures to minors.

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    19 states and D.C. sue the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are all included in the lawsuit.

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