Challenging Denials of Care at Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Ten Connecticut individuals and families filed challenges to the sudden termination of medical care for transgender adolescents and young adults at Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Both hospital systems abruptly stopped providing medically necessary care for transgender patients under 19 in late July 2025, leaving patients and their parents stunned, and families scrambling to find alternative options for ongoing care for their children to avoid serious health risks. No federal policy compelled the hospitals to take this action.  

In partnership with counsel Kevin Barry, we filed complaints with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) on December 16, 2025, challenging the termination of care under Connecticut nondiscrimination law. 

In a betrayal of patients and families, on August 5, 2026, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with CCMC in which the medical center agreed it would not provide well-established medical care for transgender youth for a period of 10 years. Nothing in this settlement agreement prevents our case from moving forward. 

This fight continues – our legal challenge is currently pending in the CHRO. Standing strong in the face of authoritarianism is the best defense. This case is critical to our clients’ access to necessary health care and to holding accountable those who unnecessarily capitulate to this regime.