U.S. Justice Department Secures Agreement with CCMC To End Pediatric 'Gender-Affirming Care'

HARTFORD, CT — The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday announced another resolution with a leading children's medical center arising from the department's ongoing national investigation into "violations of federal law" in connection with the "provision of sex-rejecting procedures on minors, otherwise known as gender-affirming care."

Connecticut Children's Medical Center has entered into agreements with the Justice Department that entail a commitment not to perform sex-rejecting procedures on minors — including by administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to and performing surgeries on children and adolescents, according to the announcement. Connecticut Children's has also agreed to pay a monetary penalty and dedicate an additional $500,000 in medical care for "individuals living with the harmful consequences of gender affirming care," according to the announcement.

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"The Department of Justice will stop at nothing to protect America's children," Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said. "This resolution is a reminder to hospitals, medical providers, and pharmaceutical companies that the Justice Department will vigorously enforce federal law, especially where the lives of children are endangered."

The announcement follows similar agreements with Texas Children's Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

In working towards the resolution, Connecticut Children's "took significant steps entitling it to credit for cooperation with the Department in its investigation," according to the Justice Department.

"At all times during the investigation, Connecticut Children's remained cooperative, proactive, and solution-driven, as highlighted by its financial commitment to providing restorative care to the victims who desperately need it," officials said.

The resolution was the result of a coordinated effort between the Civil Division's Enforcement and Affirmative Litigation Branch and the Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, officials said.

"The claims resolved by the United States in the agreements are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability. Connecticut Children's has denied all allegations," according to the Justice Department.