politics
March 20, 2026
Biden judge ruled RFK Jr.'s move to ban gender care for minors was unlawful
A federal judge said that the Department of Health and Human Services overstepped its authority with an effort to defund hospitals and doctors that perform gender transition procedures on minors.
TL;DR
- A federal judge found the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) overstepped its authority.
- The HHS under the Trump administration attempted to defund providers of gender transition procedures for minors.
- The judge stated the agency's declaration was an attempt to test executive authority and disregarded the rule of law.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James praised the decision, affirming the legality of healthcare services for transgender youth.
- The HHS declaration, issued by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., deemed gender procedures for minors unsafe and ineffective.
- A lawsuit was filed by New York and other states arguing the HHS exceeded its authority.
- Government lawyers contended the declaration was a nonbinding statement of the secretary's personal views.
- This ruling follows another recent decision blocking Kennedy's plans regarding childhood vaccines.
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