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US hospitals suspend healthcare for transgender youth after Trump order

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US hospitals suspend healthcare for transgender youth after Trump order



President threatened to withhold federal funding from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to those under 19US politics live – latest updatesIn the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from hospitals that offer gender-affirming care to individuals under the age of 19, several major hospitals across the US have stopped providing such treatments.The 28 January executive order directed federal departments and agencies to ensure that hospitals and medical institutions receiving federal research or education grants stop providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgical procedures to transgender youth under the age of 19. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/03/trans-youth-healthcare-hospitals-trump

Author : Anna Betts

Publish date : 2025-02-03 17:14:53

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