
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order prohibiting federal funding for gender-affirming medical care for minors, a decision that has reignited the debate over parental rights in healthcare.
On Tuesday, Trump signed an order terminating federal support for gender transition treatment for individuals under 19 years old. The order directs federal programs such as Medicaid and TRICARE to exclude coverage and urges legal action against states and institutions that provide these treatments.
"Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions. This dangerous trend will be a stain on our Nation’s history, and it must end," the order reads.
The move aligns with the administration’s approach to gender-related policies, including changes to passport gender markers and military service eligibility.
Public opinion on these policies remains divided, with more than 6 in 10 U.S. adults opposing bans on gender-affirming care for minors, according to a Gallup poll. However, 51% of Americans think changing one’s gender is morally wrong.
Supporters of the executive order assert that it is necessary to protect minors from making irreversible medical decisions at a young age. They argue that more research is needed to fully understand the long-term effects of gender-affirming treatments and that caution should prevail until more comprehensive data is available.
Republican lawmakers have praised the move as a safeguard for minors.
According to Reuters, at least 121,882 children between 6 to 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria between 2017 and 2021. AP News noted that from 2018 to 2022, fewer than 1 in 1,000 adolescents with commercial insurance received puberty blockers or hormone therapy.
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