The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Connecticut Children's has agreed to stop offering gender-affirming care to minors. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Connecticut Children's Medical Center has agreed to stop offering gender-affirming care to minors amid the Trump administration's crackdown on treatment supported by every major U.S. medical organization.
The Justice Department has been investigating doctors and clinics providing gender-affirming care to minors nationwide since at least July 2025, when it announced that the department had issued more than 20 subpoenas. The investigation followed a President Donald Trump executive order directing the department to prioritize investigations into alleged fraud, consumer deception and federal drug-law violations involving such care.
The order separately directed federal agencies to take steps to ensure that medical institutions receiving federal research or education grants end such care for people under 19.
The Justice Department did not identify the statutes or specify what federal laws Connecticut Children's allegedly violated, but said Connecticut Children's denies claims.
