# More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2025-11-19-more-than-a-third-of-states-sue-hhs-over-a-move-that-could-curtail-youth-gender-affirming-care/
- Published: 2025-11-19
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- Original outlet: abcnews
- Original report: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/states-sue-hhs-move-curtail-youth-gender-affirming-128670390
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> Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its...

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![More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care](/uploads/imported/e8be90bcaf00029704c6593d2d7343c4.jpg) Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F.

Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young... [Read full article](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/states-sue-hhs-move-curtail-youth-gender-affirming-128670390)

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*Source: [https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/states-sue-hhs-move-curtail-youth-gender-affirming-128670390](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/states-sue-hhs-move-curtail-youth-gender-affirming-128670390)*