DOJ Secures Agreements with NYU and UPMC to End Pediatric “Gender-Affirming Care”

Today, the Department of Justice announced agreements with two of the nation’s largest health care systems—New York University Langone Hospitals (“NYU”) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”)—that resolve investigations into potential violations of federal law arising from their provision of sex-rejecting procedures on children, often euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care. ” Under the agreements, NYU and UPMC will cease providing these dangerous interventions to minors, which include administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones and performing surgical procedures.

Each hospital will also pay a monetary amount as part of the resolutions, with NYU agreeing to pay $8. 5 million and UPMC $950,000.