Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a multistate coalition on Friday in opposing a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) effort targeting providers of gender-affirming care to minors.
“The Trump administration’s attempt to politicize an independent consumer-protection focused agency is unprecedented and the latest in a string of discriminatory laws and policies targeting the very existence of the transgender community. Relying on faulty pseudoscience to attempt to punish health care providers for upholding their medical oath is illegal and sets a dangerous precedent,” Raoul said. “I will continue to partner with my colleagues to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and the right of transgender individuals to access the health care they need.”