New York AG orders Manhattan hospital to resume gender-transition treatment for transgender youth

New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone to resume transgender youth treatments after the hospital halted services due to federal funding threats. New York City New York AG orders Manhattan hospital to resume gender-transition treatment for transgender youth New York Attorney General Letitia James says NYU Langone violated state anti-discrimination laws after ending its Transgender Youth Health Program By Landon Mion Fox News Published March 3, 2026 9:37pm EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video NYU Langone ends transgender medical program for minors NYU Langone Health ends its Transgender Youth Health Program, citing a medical director's departure and regulatory environment. Detransitioner Chloe Cole and attorney Mark Trammell weigh in. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Attorney General Letitia James is instructing a Manhattan hospital to resume offering gender-transition treatment to transgender youth after it ended such treatments last month over funding threats from the Trump administration. NYU Langone's decision to close its Transgender Youth Health Program violated the state’s anti-discrimination laws by "jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers," James wrote in a Feb. 25 letter first made public this week.James’ office threatened "further action" if the hospital does not immediately resume offering hormone therapies, puberty blockers and other treatment to transgender youth. New York Attorney General Letitia James is instructing a Manhattan hospital to resume offering gender-transition treatment to transgender youth. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) NYU Langone, one of the city’s largest hospital systems, said last month it would stop providing certain gender-transition treatments for patients under the age of 19. "Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program," NYU Langone spokesman Steve Ritea said in a statement at the time. "We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs, which will continue."The hospital ceased admitting new patients into its transgender youth program last year after President Donald Trump's executive order entitled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," which aims to restrict gender-transition treatment for people under 19. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposal to cut federal Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals that provide these treatments to transgender youth. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Referencing Trump's order, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services later announced a proposal to cut federal Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals that provide these treatments to transgender youth.But the Feb. 25 letter signed by the attorney general’s health care bureau chief, Darsana Srinivasan, said the proposal did not officially change federal law and did not impact a "medical institution's existing duties and obligations under New York law." "The sudden discontinuation of medically necessary transgender healthcare can have severe, negative health outcomes," Srinivasan wrote. "Accordingly, the Attorney General is extremely concerned by your institution’s decision to cease the provision of care to this vulnerable, minority population." LETITIA JAMES SUES HHS OVER TYING FEDERAL FUNDS TO TRANSGENDER POLICY NYU Langone said last month it would stop providing certain gender-transition treatments for patients under the age of 19. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPThe letter gives the hospital until March 11 to show its compliance, although it is unclear what steps would be taken if it fails to resume the treatments. Several other hospitals across the country have also halted transgender youth treatments following Trump's executive order and funding threats.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Article Top New York hospital to end transgender program for minors Related Topics New York CityNew YorkU.S.PoliticsCulture TrendsHealthcareDonald Trump More from Politics 2 mins ago Suspect arrested outside Paxton HQ with ammo in car following disturbance