health
March 20, 2026
RFK Jr overstepped in declaring gender-affirming treatments unsafe, judge rules
Judge rules that Trump’s health secretary did not go through proper procedures when issuing declaration
TL;DR
- A federal judge ruled that Robert F Kennedy Jr overstepped his power in declaring gender-affirming treatments unsafe.
- The judge stated that Kennedy did not follow proper procedures when issuing his declaration.
- The ruling allows doctors providing gender-affirming care to continue their practice and dismisses the government's attempt to end the lawsuit.
- New York's Attorney General Letitia James praised the ruling, stating that healthcare for transgender youth remains legal.
- This is the second negative ruling for Kennedy and the Department of Health and Human Services this week.
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