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Hospitals in NY, D.C., VA and CO Cancel Young Trans Patients’ Care After Trump Order

HeadlineFeb 03, 2025
Image Credit: Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA

Here in New York, the NYU Langone Health hospital system has canceled appointments for some of its young transgender patients following Trump’s executive order that aims to cut off federal support for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and Washington, D.C., have also started canceling gender-affirming care for youth, including prescriptions and refills. But some doctors are standing up for their young patients. Dr. Jeffrey Birnbaum, a pediatrician at University Hospital of Brooklyn, has told his patients, “I’m willing to go to jail to continue to provide your care.” In Washington, D.C., hundreds marched to Children’s National Hospital in solidarity with trans patients who lost their care.

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