Judge weighs whether to hold Children’s Hospital Colorado in contempt for not providing gender-affirming care

Hospital threatened with contempt after doctors refuse to resume court-ordered trans care

On the first day of a contempt of court hearing, attorneys for Children’s Hospital Colorado and families of transgender kids outlined their conflicting opinions of what compliance looks like with a court order that directed the hospital to resume gender-affirming care for patients under 18.Children’...

Children’s Hospital Colorado reveals it has been targeted by a second federal investigation over trans care

Attorneys for Children’s Hospital Colorado revealed in court on Thursday that the Trump administration has launched a new federal investigation into its gender-affirming care services.Elliot Peters, an attorney for the Colorado hospital characterized the investigation in court as part of “a reign of terror by the federal government against transgender care providers,” according to The Colorado Sun.“We think it’s horrible,” Peters said.Related: J…

Court hears contempt charge as Children's Hospital Colorado stops minor transgender care

Medical providers refused to prescribe gender-affirming medications citing potential risks from federal government actions.

Contempt hearing over gender-affirming care at Children’s Hospital Colorado begins

On the first day of a contempt of court hearing, attorneys for Children’s Hospital Colorado and families of transgender kids outlined their conflicting opinions of what compliance looks like with a court order that directed the hospital to resume gender-affirming care for patients under 18.  Children’s Hospital Colorado stopped offering gender-affirming care to minors in […]

Judge closes courtroom as Children’s Hospital contempt hearing gets underway

The courtroom was closed as Children's Hospital Colorado doctors testified about why they won't write prescriptions for gender-affirming care.

Judge weighs whether to hold Children’s Hospital Colorado in contempt for not providing gender-affirming care

A Denver district judge opened a multi-day hearing Thursday to determine whether Children’s Hospital Colorado should be held in contempt of court because transgender minors still can’t receive gender-affirming care there.