Judge Orders CA Children's Hospital to Continue Trans Treatments for Minors Despite Funding Threat

A California judge has ordered a San Diego children's hospital to maintain its current policy of providing transgender treatments to minors, despite a threat from former President Trump to withdraw federal funding if the hospital complies with state laws allowing such care. The ruling extends a temporary restraining order issued earlier, which had also prohibited the hospital from rescinding its trans treatment policies for minors. California law requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care, including gender-affirming treatments, and the judge's decision upholds this requirement. The hospital had faced pressure to withdraw these services due to concerns raised by Trump administration officials.