California Attorney General Accuses Children’s Hospital of Discrimination for Pausing Sex-Change Drugs for Kids

California attorney general Rob Bonta accused Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of illegal discrimination over its decision to halt sex-changes for kids—a necessary move to protect its bottom line after President Donald Trump issued an executive order barring federal funds from going to hospitals that provide such interventions.

The Jan. 28 order declared that the federal government won’t “fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another.” It threatens to withhold federal money from hospitals that provide puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or surgical procedures to transgender youth under the age of 19.

The contradicting demands from Trump and Bonta puts Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in an especially tight bind since it receives significant funding from Medicaid.

Read more in the Washington Free Beacon.