More hospitals are pulling back on providing "gender-affirming care" for youth patients, in accordance with a recent executive order against these practices.Rush Medical Center in Chicago is the latest large health system to announce that it is stopping these gender-related treatments.The hospital’s spokesperson, Tobin Klinger, confirmed to local outlets that it has "paused" hormonal therapies for new patients under 18.GENDER DYSPHORIA TREATMENTS POSE ‘SIGNIFICANT RISKS’ TO KIDS AND TEENS, HHS REPORT REVEALSRush has not provided gender-related surgery for minors since 2023, according to Klinger.(Adults will continue to be eligible for treatments, as will minors who were already receiving care.)These changes follow President Donald Trump’s executive order, titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," which was issued on January 28, 2025.The order states that the administration will not "fund, sponsor, promote, assist or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another," and that it will "rigorously… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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