Second federal judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth
The Hindu
Federal judges grant temporary restraining orders against Trump administration's executive order halting gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
A second federal judge on Friday (February 14, 2025) paused President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.
U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King granted a temporary restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington state, Oregon and Minnesota sued the Trump administration last week. Three doctors joined as plaintiffs in the suit, which was filed in the Western District of Washington.
The decision came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily blocked the executive order in response to a separate lawsuit filed on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children.
Judge Brendan Hurson's temporary restraining order will last 14 days but could be extended, and essentially puts Mr. Trump's directive on hold while the case proceeds. Hurston and King were both appointed by former President Joe Biden.
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Mr. Trump signed an executive order last month halting federal funding for institutions that provide the care and directing federally run insurance programmes, including Medicaid and TRICARE for military families, to exclude coverage for it. The order also calls on the Department of Justice to pursue litigation and legislation to oppose it.
Medicaid programmes in some states cover gender-affirming care. Mr. Trump's order suggests that the practice could end, and targets hospitals and universities that receive federal money and provide the care.
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