US EditionStanford Halts Gender-Affirming Surgeries to Children Amid Pressure From Trump Administration
- Stanford Medicine paused gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 on June 2, 2025, at its Palo Alto facility.
- This pause followed threats from the Trump administration to withhold federal grants from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors.
- Stanford consulted its multidisciplinary LGBTQ+ clinical leadership and confirmed these surgeries are rare and reserved for extreme gender dysphoria cases.
- Stanford explained that the move was made to safeguard both their providers and patients, while recognizing the significant effect this decision has on the individuals and families who rely on these services.
- The pause reflects growing nationwide restrictions on gender-affirming care as Children’s Hospital Los Angeles also closed its trans youth program on July 1.
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Stanford Medicine caves to Trump Administration, ends gender-affirming surgeries for youth
Stanford Medicine will no longer provide gender-affirming surgeries to patients under the age of 19 after facing threats from the Trump Administration. “After careful review of the latest actions and directives from the federal government and following consultations with clinical leadership, including our multidisciplinary LGBTQ+ program and its providers, Stanford Medicine paused providing gender-related surgical procedures as part of our compr…
Stanford Medicine Announces 'Pause' In Providing Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Trans Youth
In short order, UCSF may be one of the last, if not the last place in California for teenagers under the age of 19 to seek gender-affirming surgeries, with Stanford Medicine bowing out of the practice earlier this month.Stanford Medicine has confirmed that it has "paused" providing gender-affirming surgeries for youths under the age of 19, effective June 2, 2025, due to the threat of legal action and funding loss from the federal government unde…
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MSNStanford halts gender-affirming surgeries to children amid pressure from Trump administration
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Stanford Medicine has halted providing gender-affirming surgeries to children, KRON4.com has confirmed. According to a spokesperson for the medical provider, the decision comes following a "careful review of the latest actions and directives from the federal government" and consultations with "clinical leadership, including our multidisciplinary LGBTQ+ program and its providers." "Stanford Medicine paused providing gender…
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