Last month, Townhall covered how Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced that it would no longer provide so-called “gender-affirming care” to minors.
In a statement, the hospital said its transgender center would shut down July 22 following “a lengthy and thorough assessment of the increasingly severe impacts of federal administrative actions and proposed policies.”
This month, reports broke that another major children’s hospital would follow suit.
On Friday, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., announced that because of “escalating legal and regulatory risks,” it would no longer provide gender-transition care for patients.
This was reported by the Washington Post:
Effective Aug. 30, the hospital’s providers will discontinue the “prescription of gender-affirming medications,” according to a statement on the hospital’s website. Mental health and other support services will still be available, the statement says.
“We recognize the impact this has had on you and your family, and we are here to support you. Our care teams are available to assist you as you move forward,” reads a message the hospital sent to families that was obtained by The Washington Post. The note also says the hospital will no longer evaluate patients for medication or monitor medications through labs such as bloodwork.
Children’s National Hospital announced Friday that because of “escalating legal and regulatory risks,” the D.C.-based medical system will no longer provide gender-transition care for patients, leaving families reeling. https://t.co/jYuBK1yoxe
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Mary Raibman, the mother of a college student who received gender-transition care at Children’s starting in 2018, told the Post that these services are a “vital source.”
“I don’t believe that they would have had to close. I believe they’re choosing not to stand up and fight. … This decision is really disgusting,” she added.