California Attorney General Rob Bonta san diego Hospitals are ending gender transition treatments for minors to comply with Trump administration demands.

Bonta argued that Rady Children’s Hospital violated the terms of its merger agreement with Children’s Hospital of Orange County by discontinuing transgender-related treatment for children under 18. According to KCRA3.

Lardy said the problem began when the federal government threatened to defund and close hospitals that provide gender reassignment treatment to children, the outlet reported.

Major California health system ends transgender procedures for minors in its network

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against a San Diego hospital over its move to end gender transition treatment for minors. (Reuters/Fred Greaves/File Photo)

The hospital agreed to the Trump administration’s request to announce the closure of its gender transition care center, prompting California legal challengeAccording to reports.

Bonta’s lawsuit claims the hospital violated terms of the merger agreement, which included a promise to continue providing gender transition care to minors.

“Our recent changes to gender-affirming care services reflect a very difficult decision,” the hospital said in a statement to KCRA3.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta argued that Rady Children’s violated the terms of its merger agreement with Children’s Hospital of Orange County. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

“This decision is based on our responsibility as a not-for-profit pediatric health care system to continue to serve all children and families,” the statement continued.

It comes as the Trump administration continues to target facilities that provide transgender-related treatment to people under the age of 18 after the end of his presidential term. donald trump An executive order from a year ago called on the Department of Health and Human Services to protect children from “chemical and surgical mutilation.”

Last year, California was among a group of 19 Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., that sued the Trump administration over statements it sought to limit gender reassignment treatment for minors.

Nearly 20 states sue HHS over statement restricting transgender treatment for minors

Rady Children’s Hospital says the federal government is threatening to defund and close the hospital because it provides gender reassignment treatment to children. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)

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Treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender transition surgery are unsafe and ineffective for children with gender dysphoria, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

It also warns doctors that if they provide these treatments to minors, they could be excluded from federal health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.