Extortion!

That is what it is... extortions.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines extortion as:

1

: the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property

especially : the offense committed by an official engaging in such practice

That is exactly what the federal government did. It extorted an agreement to halt something that is perfectly legal by threatening to withhold federal funding already authorized by Congress.

Connecticut Children’s agrees to end trans youth care for 10 years under deal with Trump, DOJ

By Cris Villalonga-Vivoni,

Stamford Advocate

Sep 12, 2026

Over a year after winding down its care program for transgender youth, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has agreed to end the program for the next decade as part of the formal agreement with the Trump administration announced in August.

​The settlement also states that Connecticut Children’s will pay the federal government $60,000 and allocate $500,000 for patients under 19 to get medical reversal or “detransition” care.

That is extortion!

Co-chair state Sen. Matt Lesser said he and state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest met with CCMC administrators earlier this week and received the requested documents. A spokesperson for CCMC said administrators have answered the lawmakers question and declined additional comment.

Yes, they threw us under the bus and agreed to a witch hunt... for the elusive phantom “detransitioner.”

When the government tells a hospital, "Do this or we will withhold your Medicaid and Medicare funding," that is illegal! They want to stop legal medical procedures that are approved by every major medical association. That is extortion, and the courts have backed that up with rulings stating the federal government has overstepped its legal authority by trying to block this funding.

Instead of fighting for us, CCMC threw us under the bus. They took the easy way out.