In a statement released Wednesday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 14 other attorneys general said institutions offering gender-affirming would continue to receive federal dollars,

After a week of uncertainty for Illinois hospitals and clinics over an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming care for minors, the Illinois attorney general issued a statement Wednesday saying the state will protect such care.

The Illinois attorney general joined 14 other state attorneys general in committing to protect access to gender-affirming care despite the Trump administration’s efforts to limit it.

Supporters of gender-affirming care called on the University of Illinois health care system to be clearer and more transparent about its commitment to providing gender-affirming care in light of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end such care for minors.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says the state will allow minors to have access to gender-affirming hormone treatment, surgery, and social affirmation despite an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Trump’s executive order ignited confusion among hospitals and other providers of gender affirming care across the country, with some hospitals and clinics in other states abruptly halting