Fed Employees File Complaint Against Trump Admin Ban On Gender-Related Care

The Trump administration has implemented additional measures to limit healthcare access for transgender Americans, especially minors. In December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed measures to prohibit gender-transition care for minors, including a policy that would deny Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals offering such services to children.

High-ranking Trump officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., characterize gender-affirming care for minors as “malpractice.”

However, such restrictions contradict the recommendations of prominent medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.