FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2025
Contact:
Lauren Gray, lgray@nclrights.org, 917-985-0709
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the Trump administration proposed rules intended to cut off health care for all transgender youth by financially punishing hospitals that provide care.
One proposed rule would prevent parents on Medicaid from being able to obtain health care for their transgender children. Another proposed rule would punish hospitals who care for transgender youth by denying Medicaid funding for any type of care provided to any person on Medicaid.
NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter issued the following statement in response:
“We stand with parents and families against Trump administration efforts to dictate personal medical decisions.
“These rules wage an attack on the lowest income Americans’ ability to access health care and cruelly seek to cut off health care for all transgender youth.
“Starting tomorrow, members of the public will have 60 days to submit comments raising concerns or issues with the proposed rules. NCLR urges families, advocates, medical professionals, health experts and others to submit comments opposing these dangerous rules.”
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The National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing the human and civil rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. Since its founding, NCLR has maintained a longstanding commitment to racial and economic justice and the LGBTQ community’s most vulnerable. www.nclrights.org
