California Attorney General sues hospital over discontinued transgender youth care
California's Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit alleging that Rady Children's Hospital violated its merger agreement by ending gender transition treatment for minors under federal pressure.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued Rady Children's Hospital for discontinuing gender transition care for minors. The hospital claimed it made this decision due to federal pressure from the Trump administration, which threatened to withdraw funding. Bonta argues the hospital violated its merger agreement with Children's Hospital of Orange County.
The Trump administration issued an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to restrict these treatments, warning providers they could lose Medicare and Medicaid eligibility. California joined 19 other states in challenging these restrictions.
The lawsuit seeks to enforce the hospital's original commitment to providing transgender-related healthcare for young patients.
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