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On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s executive order banning funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth. The order applies to the states of Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado.
Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.
Why It Matters
Since returning to the White House on January 20, President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders impacting on transgender rights, which his supporters claim muddy the biological difference between males and females and are a threat to women’s rights.
One executive order blocked federal funding from hospitals and clinics that offer gender-affirming care to those under the age of 19, whilst another banned transgender people from serving in the military, though both have faced legal challenges.
What To Know
King, based out of Seattle, filed her preliminary injunction late on Friday just hours before a 14-day pause on the president’s directive, which she issued two weeks ago for the four states, was due to expire.
The case was first brought against the Trump administration by three anonymous doctors in Washington, Oregon and Minnesota and they were later joined by plaintiffs from Colorado.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he departs the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he departs the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/GETTY
Trump’s executive order states:
Donald Trump Suffers Major Legal Setback in Four States
