A federal judge has ordered Pete Hegseth to explain the United States military's new testosterone policy. The directive comes amid court scrutiny over a controversial plan that screens older soldiers for testosterone deficiencies and provides them with male hormone treatments.
Under the contested policy, cisgender troops are eligible to receive the hormone treatments, while transgender service members are denied access to the same medical care. The court's order requires officials to justify this discrepancy in the military's healthcare and hormone administration rules.
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