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.

Attorney General Raoul leads a coalition of 14 attorneys general opposing Trump's order affecting gender-affirming care.

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