一名加利福尼亚法官命令Rady儿童医院继续向未成年人提供确认性别的护理,拒绝将联邦筹资威胁视为投机。
A California judge ordered Rady Children’s Hospital to keep offering gender-affirming care to minors, rejecting federal funding threats as speculative.
一名加利福尼亚州法官裁定,Rady儿童医院必须继续向19岁以下的病人提供包括荷尔蒙疗法和青春期阻塞器在内的确认性别的护理,驳回该医院关于联邦威胁削减医疗补助和医疗保险资金的主张,认为停止服务是合理的。
A California judge has ruled that Rady Children’s Hospital must continue providing gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy and puberty blockers, to patients under 19, rejecting the hospital’s claim that federal threats to cut Medicaid and Medicare funding justified halting services.
法官发现,资金损失的风险是投机性的,不是立即发生的,注意到俄勒冈州的一个相关的联邦案件正在审理之中,定于3月19日举行听讯。
The judge found the risk of funding loss was speculative and not immediate, noting a related federal case in Oregon is pending, with a hearing set for March 19.
虽然将乳房切除术等手术排除在外,但法院强调,如果中止护理,变性青年会直接受到伤害。
While surgeries like mastectomies are excluded, the court emphasized the immediate harm to transgender youth if care is suspended.
初步禁止令听证会定于下个月举行,如果发出终止通知,必须进行24小时紧急听证。
A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for next month, with a 24-hour emergency hearing required if a termination notice is issued.