Settlement: Connecticut Children's Medical Center agrees to end gender-affirming care for minors
- Date
- Actor
- DOJ Civil Division
- Agency
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Type
- Institutional compliance
- Section
- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Summary
DOJ announced an agreement under which Connecticut Children's Medical Center — which had already paused new pediatric gender-affirming prescriptions in July 2025 amid federal pressure — agreed to stop providing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, resolving DOJ allegations the hospital denies. GLAD Law and Connecticut advocates characterized the settlement as capitulation to federal coercion, noting no federal law prohibits the care. The deal followed the Cleveland Clinic template (see 2026-06-08). (See also sections 2 and 13.)
Status
Agreement in effect; announced Aug. 5, 2026.
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Sources
- gladlaw.org/connecticut-childrens-betrays-families-once-again-with-doj-settleme…(opens another site)
- upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/05/Connecticutt-Childrens-Medical-Center-gender-aff…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., Justice Department Secures Agreement with Connecticut Children's to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (Aug. 5, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-connecticut-childrens-end-pediatric-gender-affirming.
Short form: Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., Justice Department Secures Agreement with Connecticut Children's to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (Aug. 5, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-connecticut-childrens-end-pediatric-gender-affirming.