More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday 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 declaration issued last Thursday called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria, or the when...
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