Executive Order
#14187 — Protect Children from “Mutilation” (January 28, 2025)
Highlights
Ends fed $$ for minor gender-affirming care.
Key Compliance/Risk Cue
This could influence the coverage policies of private insurers, especially those participating in ACA marketplaces or receiving federal funds
Litigation Snapshot
PFLAG, Inc. v. Trump, 8:25-cv-00337 (D. Md.) ( Plaintiffs are trans youth, families & providers seeking to block the EO for unlawfully withholding federal funds from hospitals and clinics providing gender-affirming care to minors). Nationwide TRO issued Feb. 13, 2025 blocking EO 14187. THIS NATIONWIDE PI COULD BE AT RISK DUE TO TRUMP v. CASA; • Washington v. Trump Court: W.D. Wash. (2:25 cv 00244) Filed: February 7, 2025 by states (WA, MN, OR) + physicians claim that EO violates Equal Protection, Tenth Amendment, and APA by coercing providers and using emergency powers. Status: Preliminary injunction issued Feb 19, blocking enforcement in the 4 plaintiff states; Additional Litigation: Attorneys General of MI, MN, OR, WA, and physicians also filed in D. Md. and W.D. Wash and advocacy groups like the ACLU and Lambda Legal joined as amici or co-plaintiffs. The courts recognize serious constitutional and procedural issues resulting from withholding medical funding and framing gender-affirming care as “mutilation.”
