President Trump’s Executive Action Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Impact Score: 2.4
Timeline: N/A – Actions underway with no specific deadlines
Summary: President Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to end irreversible gender-affirming care—including puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries—for minors through an executive action. Many prominent health systems and hospitals nationwide have ceased offering these services to those under 18 or 19 years old. This shift introduces potential ethical, legal, and reputational challenges and impacts services at institutions like Vanderbilt University Medical Center, requiring policy reassessment and increased support for affected transgender and queer youth.
Key Actions: Review and update healthcare policies; monitor legal and regulatory changes; conduct research on impacts; engage in public education and policy advocacy; develop partnerships for comprehensive transgender youth support.
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