各州起诉特朗普政府禁止对青年进行性别确认护理。
States sue Trump administration over ban on gender-affirming care for youth.
加利福尼亚州和其他14个州与华盛顿州一道,就一项行政命令起诉特朗普政府,该行政命令限制对变性和非二元青年进行性别确认护理。
California and 14 other states, along with D.C., have sued the Trump administration over an executive order that restricts gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary youth.
该命令威胁要从提供这种照顾的机构撤回联邦资金,引发诉讼,声称其违反《宪法》和破坏各州法律。
The order threatens to withdraw federal funding from institutions providing such care, sparking lawsuits that claim it violates the Constitution and undermines state laws.
一些医院由于害怕受到起诉而停止了服务。
Some hospitals have halted services due to fear of prosecution.
这种护理,包括荷尔蒙疗法和青春期阻塞器,对加利福尼亚的18岁及18岁以上者是合法的,经父母同意,年轻个人可获得某些治疗。
The care, which includes hormone therapy and puberty blockers, is legal for those 18 and older in California, with certain treatments available to younger individuals with parental consent.