Contempt hearing over gender-affirming care at Children’s Hospital Colorado begins

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,601

Last Updated: 4 days, 23 hours ago

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On the first day of a contempt of court hearing, attorneys for Children’s Hospital Colorado and families of transgender kids outlined their conflicting opinions of what compliance looks like with a court order that directed the hospital to resume gender-affirming care for patients under 18.

Children’s Hospital Colorado stopped offering gender-affirming care to minors in January due to threats from the Trump administration. Four families sued Children’s Hospital after it initially stopped …

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