Children’s Hospital Los Angeles pauses gender-affirming care for new transgender patients – ABC7 Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has reportedly paused the initiation of hormone therapy for new transgender youth patients.According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, the move means there will be no gender-affirming care for new patients under the age of 19 at CHLA, which is a major provider of care for transgender youth.Those who are already receiving hormone therapy at CHLA will not be impacted.Last week, Trump signed an executive order seeking to restrict gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.The order would move to restrict medical institutions that receive federal funding from providing such care — including puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries — calling on the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to “take all appropriate actions to end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.”Hospital officials say the gender-affirming care is paused for new patients until they have a better understanding of the executive order’s implications. CHLA said its pause on initiating hormonal therapy for youth began Feb. 1, according to the Times.ABC News contributed to this report. EDITORIAL NOTE: This story was updated to make it clear that this CHLA change does not impact those who were already receiving hormone therapy.
