Transgender health-care protections from the Biden administration are facing a wave of courtroom attacks from conservative states and groups looking to unwind legal protections on gender-affirming care.
Eighteen states, a children’s health clinic, the Catholic Medical Association, and the conservative legal group that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are suing the administration to block a rule prohibiting health-care discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.
Filed in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas federal courts, the four lawsuits come as 25 states have passed restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, contributing to what policy watchers say is a culture of fear for ...