Trump administration unveils plans to end gender-affirming care for minors

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Source: theguardian.com
Trump administration unveils plans to end gender-affirming care for minors

Proposal would prohibit Medicaid funds from being used to cover puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgical procedures

The Trump administration unveiled new actions aimed at eliminating transition-related medical care for minors across the US on Thursday, referring to such treatments as “sex-rejecting procedures”, a term used by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

As part of the effort, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will initiate a rule-making process that would prevent hospitals from offering puberty blockers, hormone treatments, or surgical procedures to minors if they wish to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.

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