A group of 14 Democratic attorneys general on Wednesday have pushed back on President Donald Trump's executive order that bans transgender care for minors.

Trump's order last week threatened to withhold federal funding for hospitals and other healthcare providers nationwide that do not stop providing gender-affirming treatments — including puberty blockers and hormone treatments — to transgender children and teens under the age of 19.

The AGs released a statement affirming their support for the surgeries and other treatments for transgender youth. The statement was led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.

“As state attorneys general, we stand firmly in support of healthcare policies that respect the dignity and rights of all people," the group wrote. "Health care decisions should be made by patients, families, and doctors, not by a politician trying to use his power to restrict your freedoms." 

The group, which also consisted of attorneys general from California, Rhode Island and Delaware, claimed that the current administration is "wrong on the science and the law" behind transgender care for minors.

“Gender-affirming care is essential, life-saving medical treatment that supports individuals in living as their authentic selves,” the attorneys wrote. “Despite what the Trump Administration has suggested, there is no connection between ‘female genital mutilation’ and gender-affirming care. And no federal law makes gender-affirming care unlawful. President Trump cannot change that by Executive Order."

The statement comes after some hospitals and medical practices have agreed to comply with the Trump order, though New York Attorney General Letitia James previously warned doctors who decline to provide the treatment to transgender minors that they could be violating state law.

Attorneys general from Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont and Wisconsin also signed the statement.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.