Gender Affirming Care Declaration

On December 23, 2025, a coalition of attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Oregon against the Trump Administration challenging a recent attempt by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to threaten health care providers and unlawfully limit access to gender-affirming care for young people. We argue that this declaration violates federal statutes by unlawfully changing medical standards, fails to go through notice and comment processes, and ultimately undermines states’ long-standing authority to regulate medicine.

Oregon, et al v. Kennedy