Children's Hospital Colorado resumes trans care — but says no doctors will provide ithttps://www.advocate.com/politics/states/gender-affirming-care-colorado 🔗Desiree Guerrero (16 June 2026)
On Monday, Children's Hospital Colorado announced it was resuming gender-affirming care for transgender youth due to a court order — but, in a confusing twist, added that none of its doctors are willing to provide such care.
"That is false. Children's Board of Directors implemented a policy telling its staff to stop providing gender-affirming care, and they did as they were told," attorney Paula Greisen wrote in an email shared with The Colorado Sun. "Now the Hospital is throwing the providers 'under the bus' and claiming that the doctors are refusing to comply with the law."
Greisen, who was part of the legal team that represented trans patients who sued the hospital, said the scapegoating of the hospital's staff was "shameful."
"Instead of complying with the court order, Children's Hospital is now claiming that it is not responsible for whether its medical staff discriminates against children based on sex, gender identity, race, religion, or any other protected category," Greisen also wrote.
