U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s executive order banning funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth in Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, and Colorado. The order, challenged by three anonymous doctors and plaintiffs from Colorado, was ruled unconstitutional for imposing healthcare policy on individual states and undermining the separation of powers. The legal battle is expected to continue, potentially escalating to the Supreme Court, as the Trump administration shows no signs of backing down on the issue.
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