“Several transgender children and their families sued the hospital, saying the suspension violates the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.”

“State legislators strengthened protections in the law for transgender people last year.”

“The families are asking for an injunction that would require Children’s to resume gender-affirming care.”

“The trial court judge sided with Children’s in February. The judge concluded that, although the families would likely be able to prove they have been discriminated against and that their children are suffering irreversible harm, public interest weighs in favor of the hospital’s argument.”

“Gender-affirming medical care involves prescriptions for things like puberty blockers or hormones. Children’s continues to provide those medications to cisgender patients when medically appropriate.”

“Children’s continues to provide gender-affirming care for patients ages 18 and older. The federal government has only sought to restrict care for transgender youth under the age of 18.”

“A federal judge in Oregon has said he intends to strike down a finding by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that declared gender-affirming care to be bad medicine.”