VCU Health suspends gender-affirming surgery, medication for those under 19
VCU Health and Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU have suspended gender-affirming medication and surgical procedures in response to a recent executive order and "clear guidance from the state."
VCU Health, CHoR suspends gender-affirming care for minors
VCU Health and Children’s Hospital of Richmond has suspended gender-affirming care for minors.According to the hospital’s website, it has suspended gender-affirming medication and surgical procedures for anyone under 19 years old.
Virginia AG directs VCU, UVA to end gender-affirming care for minors
Two major Virginia hospital systems are suspending gender-affirming care for minors in response to directives from the White House and state officials.
VCU Health suspends gender-affirming care for those 18 and younger
Health and the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU have suspended gender-affirming care for transgender patients under 19 years old in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order that cuts federal funding for such care.
After Trump order, hospitals suspend some trans health care for youth
Children’s National Hospital this week suspended all new prescriptions, refills and medication administration for trans minors in an effort to comply with an executive order issued by the Trump administration,
AG Miyares directs VCU, UVA to halt medical care for minors' gender transition
VCU says it has "suspended gender-affirming medication and gender-affirming surgical procedures for those under 19 years old in response to clear guidance from the state."
UVA Health, VCU Health halt gender-affirming treatments for minors
Listen to this article UVA Health and VCU Health systems have suspended all gender-affirming treatments for patients under 19 years old, after receiving a written opinion Thursday from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.
VCU and UVA stop transgender youth care under Trump order
VCU and UVA Health — two of the state's largest hospital systems — have stopped providing gender-affirming care to patients under age 19 to comply with President Trump's executive order. Why it matters: They're among the first in the country to do it as hospitals nationwide grapple with the administration's attacks against transgender people,
Virginia Attorney General sends memo to VCU, UVA following executive order on gender-affirming care
In the memo obtained by 8News, Miyares said that, given the terms of the executive order, the "chemical and surgical mutilation of children must end immediately."
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VCU Health suspends gender-affirming surgery, medications for those 18 and younger
Health and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU have suspended gender-affirming surgery and medication for patients under 19 years old in the ...