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UPMC faces discrimination lawsuit for halting medical care for trans minors
['Ivey Dejesus', 'Idejesus Pennlive.Com', 'Staff Writer']
pennlive.com
UPMC Children’s Hospital has been named in a lawsuit involving at least five transgender youth who say the hospital system discriminated against them when it halted gender-affirming care for minors.
Dan Gleiter, PennLive, File photo.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include comment from UPMC.
Five transgender youth, including three under the age of 18, are plaintiffs in a lawsuit against one of the largest hospital systems in Pennsylvania, claiming the hospital system discriminated against them when it halted gender-affirming care for minors.
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