MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition on Friday secured a ruling in federal court blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria. The Court granted the States’ motion for summary judgment, finding that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacked the authority to issue a declaration asserting that gender-affirming care for transgender youth does not meet medical standards of care. The declaration also threatened to cut off hospitals and clinics from Medicare and Medicaid for providing such care. The federal court will issue an order vacating the declaration, along with other appropriate relief.
“The federal government should be respecting people’s freedoms,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “Secretary Kennedy shouldn’t be attempting to stop patients from making their own medical decisions, and he certainly shouldn’t be overstepping his authority to try to do so.”
Joining Attorney General Kaul in this lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the governor of Pennsylvania.
