And the tide is turning on the groomers in at least some hospitals… The hormones that some hospitals have been giving to kids to help them “transition” have stopped, at least for now.
Some hospitals across the country have stopped providing hormone blockers to children following President Donald Trump’s executive order halting the federal government from funding such procedures.
Trump signed an order Tuesday prohibiting the “chemical and surgical mutilation” of minors, citing the irreversible damages it causes. Just days later, Denver Health, VCU Health and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond and several others announced the suspension of the practices.
Children’s National Hospital, one of the top-ranked pediatric hospitals in the county with several locations in the Washington, D.C. area, announced it had halted prescriptions for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for those under the age of 19 in accordance with the executive order.
“Children’s National is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care in accordance with the law,” the hospital announced in a press release Thursday. “As a result, we are currently pausing all puberty blockers and hormone therapy prescriptions for transgender youth patients, per the guidelines in the Executive Order issued by the White House this week. Children’s National already does not perform gender affirming surgery for minors.”
Denver Health’s “LGBTQ+” pediatric page has since been removed and now redirects to the site with information on transgender services for adults.