Doctors and a group of families with transgender children filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that halts federal funding for entities that aid in transgender procedures for anyone under the age of 19.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland, argues that Trump’s directive—issued last week—has led hospitals nationwide to abruptly cancel appointments and deny transgender procedures for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy. The plaintiffs include the advocacy group PFLAG, the medical association GLMA, and multiple families affected by the policy.
The legal challenge comes in response to Trump’s “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation” executive order, which mandates that federal agencies “immediately take appropriate steps” to end financial support for institutions that…
