President Donald Trump's administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that Tennessee's Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is not unlawful, reversing the position taken by the government under his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden.

Some health care providers nationally have canceled or postponed appointments due to potential lawsuits and loss of federal funding.

The University of Illinois Health is sued after canceling a transgender minor's surgery due to a Trump executive order.