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Colorado Supreme Court Orders Hospital to Resume Gender-Affirming Care

5/19/2026

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Colorado Supreme Court, 5-2 vote on May 18 2026, ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Justice William Hood said the suspension violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, rejected the Kennedy Declaration claim, barred numerical comparisons against protected classes, and ordered an injunction restoring care.
Justice Brian Boatright, joined by Justice Carlos Samour, dissented, saying the hospital acted to avoid losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

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Colorado Supreme Court, 5-2 vote on May 18 2026, ordered Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Justice William Hood said the suspension violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, rejected the Kennedy Declaration claim, barred numerical comparisons against protected classes, and ordered an injunction restoring care.
Justice Brian Boatright, joined by Justice Carlos Samour, dissented, saying the hospital acted to avoid losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.