Trump’s Bid to Ban Gender-Affirming Care Blocked by Judge (1)

Federal agencies can’t implement President Donald Trump‘s funding freeze against health-care providers that offer gender-affirming care for people up to 19 years old, a federal judge ruled.

Washington state, Minnesota, Oregon, and Colorado showed they and their providers have been harmed by the executive orders even though they haven’t yet lost any federal money, Judge Lauren J. King of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington said Feb. 28.

King converted a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction that will remain in effect until trial.

The lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation challenging ...