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California Families Sue Hospital Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban

3/19/2026

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A group of California families filed a lawsuit against Rady Children’s Health, challenging the hospital’s January decision to halt gender-affirming care for transgender youth as unlawful and discriminatory, jeopardizing treatment for about 1,900 patients.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the hospital alleging state-law violations.
The suits reflect a clash between California protections for transgender patients and federal pressure from the Trump administration to restrict gender-affirming care.

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A group of California families filed a lawsuit against Rady Children’s Health, challenging the hospital’s January decision to halt gender-affirming care for transgender youth as unlawful and discriminatory, jeopardizing treatment for about 1,900 patients.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the hospital alleging state-law violations.
The suits reflect a clash between California protections for transgender patients and federal pressure from the Trump administration to restrict gender-affirming care.