Judge upholds restraining order, Rady Children’s to continue gender care

After considering arguments made by both sides, San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner decided Wednesday that there was little risk in continuing the temporary restraining order he issued last week that required Rady Children’s Health to resume all gender-affirming care, except for surgeries, until an upcoming hearing on March 10.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Rady on Jan. 30, asking the courts to force it to resume care on grounds that continuing to provide the service to children was a condition of approving a merger with Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

Rady has argued that resuming gender care puts it at immediate risk should the U.S. Office of Inspector General file notice that Southern California’s largest provider of health care for children access to Medicare and Medicaid participation will be delayed in 15 days, a worry expressed clearly in briefs filed this week.

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