DOJ fires warning shot at Letitia James over transgender treatments for minors

New York Attorney General Letitia James (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

“NYU Langone’s exercise of its sound discretion to not provide such services and procedures does not constitute discrimination on any of these grounds,” the deputy attorney general said.

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NYU Langonehad made the decision last month to stop its Transgender Youth Health Program in the face of threats from the federal government that the hospital would lose funding.

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“Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program,�“We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change.This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs, which will continue.”

James had responded to NYU Langone’s move with a legal threat and gave the hospital 10 days to reinstate its program.

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“NYU Langone’s change in policy is self-imposed;there has been no change in federal law to require the cessation of medically necessary transgender healthcare,” James had written.

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A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the U.S.Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in a case on transgender health rights on Dec.4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The program offered, among its treatments, hormone therapy for minors, such as puberty blockers.Blanche said the hospital has also confirmed to the federal government that it does not offer, in his words, “sex-rejecting procedures” to minors.Blanche said the DOJ’s position was supported by the Supreme Court’s ruling last year in United States v.Skrmetti that upheld Tennessee’s ban on certain transgender medical care for minors.

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice on Jan.30, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

� office for comment on the DOJ’s warning.

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