Oregon Wins Court Order Blocking Trump Administration Threats Over Gender Care for Youth
The Court issued a Final Written Order in a lawsuit filed by Oregon in a 22-state coalition that blocks the unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria.
Oregon Lawsuit Prevails To Secure Gender-Affirming Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration on December 18, 2025. It designated certain forms of gender-affirming care as “unsafe and ineffective.”
Oregon AG Rayfield said HHS Secretary Kennedy tried to empower HHS to exclude healthcare providers from Medicare and Medicaid programs- simply for providing care for transgender adolescents.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Secretary Kennedy tried to force hospitals and providers to abandon their patients.
He said, “When families and doctors make healthcare decisions together, no federal official should be able to use threats and intimidation to get in the way.”
The coalition sued HHS in the federal District Court for the District of Oregon, arguing that:
- Secretary Kennedy lacked the legal authority to issue the declaration
- HHS’s actions were arbitrary and capricious
- The agency didn’t comply with the procedural requirements for notice-and-comment rulemaking.
Source: Oregon Department of Justice and U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
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At the summary judgment heard last month, a federal judge agreed. The federal district court granted the coalition’s motion for summary judgment in a written opinion and judgment.
The order protects healthcare providers and hospitals from the potentially destabilizing effects of HHS’s unlawful actions.