New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to health care providers urging them to continue providing gender-affirming care for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals despite a recent President Donald Trump executive order that threatens to withhold federal funding from institutions offering such services. James emphasized that New York state law prohibits discrimination in healthcare, including denying services based on gender identity.
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the offices of the Attorney General on Jan. 8, 2025 in New York City.New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to health care providers, calling on medical institutions to continue providing gender-affirming care amid reports, according the attorney general's office, that several providers in the state had stopped providing treatments following a President Donald Trump executive order.
They must provide care regardless “of the availability of federal funding,” James told providers, noting that New York State laws prohibit discrimination, which includes “withholding the availability of services from transgender individuals based on their gender identity or their diagnosis of gender dysphoria, while offering such services to cisgender individuals.”
Trump’s executive order does not restrict puberty blockers, hormone therapies, or surgeries for cisgender patients under the age of 19.
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