Letitia James Forces Hospital to Resume Puberty Blockers on Kids After Trump Funding Threat

NY Attorney General Orders NYU Langone to Restart Puberty Blockers and Hormone Treatments for Minors

New York Attorney General Letitia James has demanded that NYU Langone Health immediately resume its Transgender Youth Health Program, which the Manhattan hospital shut down in February 2026 amid growing federal pressure from the Trump administration.

In a letter dated February 25, James' health care bureau chief Darsana Srinivasan warned NYU Langone that the closure violates New York's anti discrimination laws, stating the hospital was "jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers."

Without a formal change in the law...such as a published final rule upheld by the courts, NYU Langone's legal obligations to its patients are unchanged.

The letter gave the hospital until March 11 to demonstrate compliance, with the AG's office threatening "further action" if services are not restored. The program had provided hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and other treatments to patients under age 19.

NYU Langone cited two factors for the shutdown: the departure of the program's medical director and the current regulatory environment. The hospital's decision came weeks after President Trump signed an executive order titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," and after the Department of Health and Human Services proposed cutting Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals providing these treatments to minors.

NYU Langone spokesman Steve Ritea acknowledged the closure but has not publicly committed to reopening the program. Several other hospitals across the country have also paused similar treatments following the federal executive order.

Federal Pushback Against Youth Gender Treatments Faces State Level Resistance

The standoff between state and federal authorities reflects a deepening national divide over youth gender medicine. The UK's National Health Service banned puberty blockers for minors in December 2024, citing safety concerns, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released critical reports on pediatric gender interventions.

Meanwhile, Attorney General James is positioning New York as a sanctuary for these treatments, directly challenging the Trump administration's stance that such medical interventions constitute harm to children.

The Crusader's Opinion

Let's be absolutely clear about what's happening here. An attorney general is using the power of her office to force a hospital to inject children with experimental hormones and puberty blockers that the UK's own National Health Service deemed too dangerous for minors. These are children. They cannot vote, they cannot buy alcohol, they cannot get a tattoo, but Letitia James insists they can make irreversible decisions about their biological development. This is not healthcare. This is ideology wielding a scalpel. When governments start forcing doctors to perform procedures against their medical judgment, we have crossed from medicine into madness. Every Christian, every parent, every person with a conscience should be raising their voice.

Take Action

• Contact NYU Langone: Call (212) 263 7300 and urge them to stand firm in protecting children from experimental treatments.
• Write Your Representatives: Contact your New York state legislators and demand they oppose mandating irreversible medical procedures on minors. Find your representative at nysenate.gov.
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