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A coalition of 16 states and Washington, D.C. are suing the Trump administration to halt what they say is an “unconstitutional pressure campaign” on providers of youth gender-affirming care.

The complaint, filed last week in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, follows months of escalating federal scrutiny of gender-affirming care for minors, including threats of civil and criminal penalties against providers and drug manufacturers.

The states argue the government is attempting to ban the practice without going through the proper legal channels. The lawsuit asks the court to block the administration’s actions restricting gender-affirming care and to stop the enforcement of relevant executive orders and agency directives.

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