New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone, one of the Big Apple’s largest hospitals, to reinstate gender-affirming care for minors — before ominously warning it would face “further action” if it did not comply.
In a letter sent to the health care system on Feb. 25, the Empire State’s chief lawyer claimed the absence of the Transgender Youth Health Program was “jeopardizing” health care access to vulnerable New Yorkers.
“NYU Langone appears to be suddenly and indefinitely cancelling transgender children’s future appointments thereby jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers,” the letter read.
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the crowd at a protest event in Manhattan organized by The Public Theater in response to recent actions by Federal Agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (I.C.E) in Minnesota. ZUMAPRESS.com
The medical center “permanently” axed the program in February after the Trump administration threatened to yank federal funding to the hospital if it continued providing gender-affirming care.
“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,” a NYU Langone spokesman told The Post in February.
“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.”
James claimed that NYU Langone’s decision violated New York’s anti-discrimination laws after the hospital voluntarily made the change instead of being forced by any law.
“NYU Langone’s change in policy is self-imposed; there has been no change in federal law to require the cessation of medically necessary transgender healthcare,” the letter added.
Tech4Health Institute, at NYU Langone Health in Long Island City, Queens on May 8, 2025. Emmy Park for NY Post
The US Department of Health and Human Services had proposed cutting federal Medicaid and Medicare funds to hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors, an action part of the wider Trump administration crackdown on transgender treatment for children.
The proposals did not change federal law and shouldn’t have impacted existing duties at “medical institutions,” James’ health care bureau chief, Darsana Srinivasan, ruled.
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“The sudden discontinuation of medically necessary transgender healthcare can have severe, negative health outcomes,” Srinivasan wrote in the letter she signed. “Accordingly, the Attorney General is extremely concerned by your institution’s decision to cease the provision of care to this vulnerable, minority population.”
James’ office gave the hospital until March 11 — or it will face “further action.”
The letter did not specify what steps James’ office would take if NYU Langone failed to meet the deadline.
NYU Langone was one of several high-profile hospitals to pause its gender-affirming care for youth after President Trump threatened to remove federal funding from medical centers treating trans minors late last year.
After dissolving the program, NYU Langone’s website changed the “Trangender Youth Health Program” to the current “Gender & Sexuality Service.”
The Post has reached out to NYU Langone.
With Post wires