US EditionKaiser Permanente to ‘pause’ gender-affirming surgeries for minors
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Kaiser Permanente will halt gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting Aug. 29 amid federal scrutiny and executive orders restricting such care, affecting millions in California.
- Kaiser Permanente announced on July 28, 2025, it will pause surgeries for patients under 19 effective August 29, 2025.
- In response to new regulations, Kaiser cited Trump administration actions including subpoenas to doctors and clinics and executive orders targeting gender-affirming care.
- Despite pausing surgeries, Kaiser will continue non-surgical interventions such as puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
- Critics including the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee criticized the decision, with Sen. Scott Wiener calling it a denial of necessary youth care.
- Notably, two California hospitals recently limited transgender health services: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles closed its clinic last week, and Children’s National Hospital will stop prescribing puberty blockers on Aug. 30.
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