US EditionTop New York hospital ends transgender youth health program citing regulatory challenges
NYU Langone cited regulatory challenges and a medical director's departure for ending care; the program served transgender minors across New York and Long Island.
- NYU Langone Health has ended its Transgender Youth Health Program due to regulatory challenges and the departure of its medical director, but will continue pediatric mental health care programs.
- Councilmember Tiffany Cabán, the NYCLU, and advocates like Elisa Crespo condemned the decision, emphasizing that gender-affirming care is lifesaving and improves mental health for transgender youth, with its removal leading to increased anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated the federal government will oppose practices it deems unsafe or irreversible for children, linking this stance to the program's closure.
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NYU Langone Health to Close Trans Youth Health Program
In New York, NYU Langone Health has announced that it will close its trans youth health program, forcing transgender teens who are currently receiving gender-affirming care at the hospital system to seek treatment elsewhere. This comes as the Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funding from hospitals that provide hormone treatments or puberty blockers to minors. New York State Senator Erik Bottcher said: “Health care decisions sho…
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Another major hospital's 'trans' program for kids bites the dust amid pressure from Trump administration
A New York hospital announced Tuesday it is discontinuing its so-called "Transgender Youth Health Program," citing leadership changes and regulatory pressure.NYU Langone Health, a Manhattan-based hospital system, said the program offered medical interventions such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries to minors.Similar decisions have occurred at other institutions amid the same federal pressures.In a statement provided by spokesman…
NYC Hospital Halts Transgender Youth Program After Trump Funding Threat.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: NYU Langone Health announced it will permanently discontinue its transgender “treatment” program for minors.WHO WAS INVOLVED: NYU Langone Health, the Trump administration, and children who faced being transitioned at the hospital.WHEN & WHERE: The decision was announced in Manhattan, New York, following regulatory pressures.KEY QUOTE: “Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulat…
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