Throughout his campaign, President Donald J. Trump has consistently asserted his commitment to halting what he terms the “irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation of our children,” declaring, “We are not going to allow child sexual mutilation.” This pledge, delivered with fervor, has become a hallmark of his platform.
While promises from politicians about ending controversial medical practices are abundant, President Trump has taken tangible steps that he claims are making a difference.
This week, Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center announced their decision to discontinue what they refer to as “gender-affirming care services.” They join a rapidly expanding roster of medical institutions across the nation that have chosen to follow the lead of President Trump’s executive actions.
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital ceased providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors.
- Stanford Medicine terminated sex-change surgeries for minors.
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shut down its “Center for Transyouth Health and Development and Gender-Affirming Care.”
- Denver Health suspended sex change surgeries for patients under 19.
- UCHealth ended all “gender-affirming services” for patients under 19.
- Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago halted sex-change surgeries for patients under 19.
- UChicago suspended “gender-affirming care” for minors.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital discontinued sex-change surgeries for minors.
- Rush Medical Center halted gender-affirming care for new patients under 18.
- In New York City, both Mount Sinai and New York-Presbyterian curbed “gender-affirming care” for minors.
- In Pennsylvania, Penn State Health, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the University of Pennsylvania Health System have all halted “gender-affirming care” for patients under 19.
- The Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health suspended “gender-affirming care” for new patients under 19.
- Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters paused hormone therapy and puberty blockers for minors seeking gender-affirming care.
- Seattle Children’s Hospital discontinued “gender-affirming surgery” for patients under 19.
- In Washington, D.C., Children’s National Hospital “paused” prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapies for minors.
- Kaiser Permanente stopped sex-change surgeries for patients under 19 across all its facilities.
