WASHINGTON — Several major hospitals across the United States are scaling back or eliminating transgender-related medical care for minors following an executive action signed last week by President Donald J. Trump.
Medical centers in multiple states, including New York, Colorado, Virginia, and Illinois, have announced policy changes affecting hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and surgeries for minors.
NYU Langone Health in New York reportedly canceled appointments for two 12-year-olds who had been scheduled to receive puberty-blocking implants.
Denver Health in Colorado announced it would stop performing gender-related surgeries on minors, while UCHealth said it is ending all transgender-related care for individuals under 18.
In Virginia, VCU Health, Children’s Hospital of Richmond, and UVA Health have suspended transgender-related treatments for minors, including hormone therapy and surgery.
Hospitals in Washington, D.C., including Children’s National Hospital and Northwest Washington Hospital, have also paused prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapies. Meanwhile, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in Illinois and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania stated they are reviewing their transgender-related services for minors.