Settlement: UPMC agrees to end gender-affirming care for minors and pay $950,000
- Date
- Actor
- Department of Justice, Civil Division
- Agency
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Type
- Institutional compliance
Summary
Announced with the NYU Langone settlement, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center agreed to pay $950,000 and to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones and related surgery to minors. DOJ had dropped its subpoena for UPMC patients' records in August 2026 (see section 3); the underlying investigation continued to this settlement.
Status
Settlement announced Sept. 18, 2026. The claims resolved are allegations only; there was no determination of liability. DOJ says its investigation of other providers continues.
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Sources
- justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-aff…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., DOJ Secures Agreements with NYU and UPMC to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (Sept. 18, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care.
Short form: Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., DOJ Secures Agreements with NYU and UPMC to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (Sept. 18, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care.