Summary
President Donald Trump's administration has proposed new rules to stop U.S. hospitals from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth under 18. The proposed rules would block hospitals from using Medicare and Medicaid if they continue to offer gender-affirming care, effectively banning this healthcare for minors. The administration also voiced strong opposition to gender-affirming treatments, describing them as harmful.
Key Facts
- President Trump's administration plans to stop gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18.
- The new rules aim to prevent hospitals from accessing Medicare and Medicaid if they provide such care.
- Medicare and Medicaid are government health insurance programs for vulnerable groups.
- A rule would also halt federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming procedures.
- The administration argues that gender-affirming care causes harm to minors.
- Notices were issued to manufacturers warning against marketing chest binders to transgender youth.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr criticized medical groups supporting gender-affirming care.
- The administration only recognizes biological sex and not gender identity according to a 2024 executive order.
