Advocates warn of harms to trans youth as Corewell Health ends gender affirming care for minors

Advocates warn of harms to trans youth as Corewell Health ends gender affirming care for minors

A demonstrator wears a transgender pride flag at the Transgender Unity Rally at the Michigan Capitol on Jan. 30. (Jon King/Michigan Advance)Corewell Health on Wednesday announced that it would no longer prescribe puberty blockers and hormone therapy for patients under 18, citing a “serious risk of legal and regulatory action,” as President Donald Trump’s administration works to limit access to gender affirming care for minors. The decision by Co…

Corewell Health ends gender-affirming care services

Corewell Health has announced it is no longer providing gender-affirming care to minors. The state’s largest health system by net revenue said this week it will “no longer prescribe puberty blockers or hormone therapy to minors for gender affirmation.” That’s after the organization back in February announced a pause in such care, only for the pause to be lifted days later. However, Corewell now says given the “serious risk of legal and regulator…

Corewell Health ends gender-affirming care services for trans minors

Corewell Health has announced it is no longer providing gender-affirming care to trans minors. The state’s largest health system by net revenue said this week it will “no longer prescribe puberty blockers or hormone therapy to minors for gender affirmation.” That’s after the organization back in February announced a pause in such care, only for the pause to be lifted days later. However, Corewell now says given the “serious risk of legal and reg…

As pressure mounts from feds, Corewell ends gender-affirming care for minors

Corewell Health has buckled amid national political pressure and ended gender-affirming care for minors. The Grand Rapids- and Southfield-based health system made the announcement Wednesday evening, only weeks after competitor Michigan Medicine ended its gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19. Michigan Medicine, the health system of... Please login to read all 620 words.