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Trump administration restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary youth violate the Constitution and undermine state laws that require equal access to medical treatment.

That’s according to a lawsuit filed Friday by Attorney General Rob Bonta and 14 other states and the District of Columbia.

CalMatters reports the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, targets a January executive order that makes it U.S. policy not to "fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support" gender transition for people under 19.

The order threatens to pull federal funding from medical institutions that provide this type of care.

Gender-affirming care is legal and protected for people 18 years old and older in Cal

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