Children's National Hospital in Washington DC will stop providing trans healthcare to patients under 18. This decision stems from increasing legal and regulatory risks associated with providing gender-affirming care. Effective August 30, prescriptions for gender-affirming medication will be discontinued while mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth will continue. Similar decisions have been made by other hospitals across the US amidst political pressures, with many states imposing bans on gender-affirming care. The Human Rights Campaign reports that a significant percentage of transgender teens reside in states where such care is restricted.
Children's National Hospital announced plans to drop provisions for transgender patients under the age of 18 due to escalating legal and regulatory risks.
A spokesperson stated that mental-health and non-medical intervention services for LGBTQ+ patients would remain available, while trans patients will still be treated for other medical needs.
Twenty-seven states have passed bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youngsters, with courts blocking legislation in Arkansas and Montana.
The Human Rights Campaign estimates that at least 40 percent of transgender teens, aged between 13 and 17, live in states where gender-affirming care has been outlawed.
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