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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
Judge Kasubhai ruled Kennedy bypassed required administrative steps in December, affirming that gender-affirming care for youth remains legal and providers cannot be penalized, according to state attorneys general.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai said he will vacate a late last year declaration by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on gender-affirming care after siding with plaintiffs.
- A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia sued in December, and Kasubhai will consider halting the declaration, which threatened providers with Medicare and Medicaid exclusion.
- Court records show procedural rulings including denial of the defendants' motion to dismiss, and at least 17 hospitals have been referred to HHS’s Office of Inspector General over the declaration.
- Kasubhai will consider the states' request to stop implementation, as the declaration warned doctors they could be excluded from Medicare and Medicaid, risking major financial impact on health institutions.
- This ruling follows another court setback on Monday in Boston, with HHS relying on a peer-reviewed report earlier this year that drew sharp criticism from major medical groups.
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Federal judge in Oregon rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling Thursday in Oregon. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai ruled that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t go through the proper administrative procedures in December when issuing the declaration, which warned doct…
Judge Says He’s Ruling Against RFK Jr. Move to Block Gender Dysphoria Procedures for Kids
A federal judge said March 19 he would be granting a motion by states to vacate a declaration from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. against breast removal and other procedures for youths with gender dysphoria. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said during a hearing in Oregon that he would soon issue a formal written opinion and order denying the government’s bid to dismiss the case brought by the states and granting the states’ motion f…
Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration - The Boston Globe
Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s ruling was centered on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not going through the proper administrative procedures when issuing the declaration in December.
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