gender-affirming care

States Challenge DOJ Effort Targeting Transgender Health Care for Adolescents

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by attorneys general from 21 states and jurisdictions, filed an amicus brief opposing a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena issued to Rhode Island Hospital. The brief argued the federal action seeks to undermine transgender health care for adolescents and represents a novel, unreasonable interpretation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) with broad implications.