Rush Medical Center Rolls Back Gender-Affirming Care For Minors As Pressure From Trump Mounts

Rush Medical Center Rolls Back Gender-Affirming Care For Minors As Pressure From Trump Mounts

MEDICAL DISTRICT — Another Chicago hospital system is curtailing gender-affirming services for minors amid threats from President Donald Trump’s administration that could cut off federal funding. Rush University Medical Center has “paused” puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy for new patients under 18 years old, according to internal policy documents reviewed by Block Club. Current patients on those treatments for gender dysphoria ca…