## NY AG Forces Hospital to Resume Youth Gender Treatments, Defying Federal Funding Threats
New York Attorney General Letitia James has ordered NYU Langone Hospital in Manhattan to resume offering gender-transition treatments to transgender youth. The hospital had discontinued its Transgender Youth Health Program following funding threats from the Trump administration. Last year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled 'Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,' aimed at restricting such treatments for individuals under 19. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) subsequently threatened to cut off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals that continued providing these treatments to minors. Attorney General James declared that NYU Langone's cessation of the program violates New York anti-discrimination law by 'jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers.' She has threatened 'further action' if the hospital does not defy the federal directive. This move places NYU Langone in a direct conflict between state and federal authorities. The context includes international developments, such as England's National Health Service 2024 Cass Report, which found concerning evidence of potential harm for minors and inconclusive benefits, leading several European countries to halt certain procedures.
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- **Source**: 
- **Sector**: The Lab
- **Tags**: new york, transgender, healthcare, discrimination
- **Credibility**: unverified
- **Published**: 2026-03-06 03:13:04
- **ID**: 2302
- **URL**: https://whisperx.ai/en/intel/2302