More hospitals stop gender treatments for young people after the Trump decree

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More and more hospitals are recovering the “care affirmed by the sexes” for young people, in accordance with a recent decree against these practices.
Rush Medical Center in Chicago is the last major health system to announce that it stops these gender -related treatments.
Hospital spokesperson Tobin Klinger confirmed to local outlets that he had hormonal therapies “a break” for new patients under the age of 18.
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Rush has not provided gender -related surgery for minors since 2023, according to Klinger.
(Adults will continue to be eligible for treatments, as are minors who are already receiving care.)

More and more hospitals are released to provide “affirmative sex care” for young patients, in accordance with a recent decree against these practices. (istock)
These changes follow the executive decree of President Donald Trump, entitled “Protection of children against chemical and surgical mutilation”, which was published on January 28, 2025.
The order stipulates that the administration will not “finance, sponsor, will not promote, will not support the so-called” transition “from one child from one sex to another”, and that it will rigorously apply all the laws which prohibit or limit these destructive and altering procedures “.
For patients aged 19 and under, “chemical and surgical mutilation” includes the use of puberty blockers, sex hormones and surgical procedures, depending on the order on the White House website.
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On July 9, the Ministry of Justice announced that it had issued more than 20 assignments to the doctors and clinics involved in carrying out “transgender medical procedures” on children.
“Health professionals and organizations that have mutilated children at the service of a distorted ideology will be held responsible by this Ministry of Justice,” said Prosecutor General Pamela jumps in a press release on the DoJ website.

For patients aged 19 and under, “chemical and surgical mutilation” includes the use of puberty blockers, sex hormones and surgical procedures, depending on the order on the White House website. (istock)
Other hospitals seem to have followed actions similar to Rush Medical Center.
NewYork-Presbyterian seems to have deleted and modified online verbiage for its compass program, which was previously described as a “safe space for young people who sail on their gender experience” offering “puberty deletion and hormonal treatment affirming the genre”.
“You do not permanently modify your body without exhausting all the other options first.”
The website now describes the program as “a support space for young people and the gender” and references to the affirmative care between the sexes have been deleted.
A NewYork-Presbyterian spokesperson provided the statement below to Fox News Digital.
“We continue to resolve this evolving situation to comply with the applicable state and federal laws and regulations. As always, our priority is to serve all our patients in a compassionate and responsible manner.”

For patients 19 and under, “chemical and surgical mutilation” includes the use of puberty blockers, sex hormones and surgical procedures, depending on the order on the White House website. (istock)
Stanford Medicine has also interrupted “surgeries asserting the sexes”, according to a statement provided to San Francisco Chronicle.
“After a meticulous examination of the latest actions and directives of the federal government and following consultations with clinical leadership, in particular our Multidisciplinary LGBTQ + program and its suppliers, Stanford Medicine took a break by providing gender -related surgical procedures within the framework of our full range of medical services for LGBTQ + patients under the age of 19,” indicated the declaration.
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It was also reported that shortly after Trump’s decree, Nyu Langone canceled certain appointments for hormonal treatments and gender surgeries, parents saying that they had been informed that the hospital no longer offers these services to new patients under 19.
The Cleveland Clinic also responded to the Fox News Digital survey, confirming that the clinic “does not provide treatments affirming sex for patients under 19”.
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Previous studies have suggested that “surgeries affirming sex” can be harmful to the mental health of young people.
Researchers have determined that the rate of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideas and drug addiction disorders were “significantly higher” in people with gender dysphoria who have undergone surgery.

Previous studies have suggested that “surgeries affirming sex” can be harmful to the mental health of young people. (istock)
The neurosurgeon of Florida, Dr. Brett Osborn and Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist and author based in Manhattan, both warned of surgeries affirming the sexes for young people.
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Teenagers who are treated for gender dysphoria should be “correctly supported and treated with compassion” without being forced to make “life” medical decisionsAlpert advised.
Osborn also underlined the need for complete psychological assessments, especially for those who have pre -existing mental health challenges. Mental health support, Lifestyle changes And the advice should all have priority before surgery, and not afterwards, he said.
On July 9, the Ministry of Justice announced that it had issued more than 20 assignments to doctors and clinics involved in carrying out “transgender medical procedures” on children.
“You do not give you a member because of temporary pain, and you certainly do not permanently modify your body without first exhausting all the other options,” he said.
Osborn has expressed the same warnings against hormone therapy – “we are talking about irreversible changes that require life management”.
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“It is not a question of policy and ideology – it is a question of Health, longevity And make sure that people do not undergo drastic procedures that change their life to regret them, “he said.
Fox News Digital contacted all the hospitals mentioned above to comment.