-Donald Trump Bans Child Transition For Those Below 19
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country.
In the order, Trump said federal support for such care would end. He called on the Health and Human Services secretary to take all appropriate actions to end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.
“It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures,” the order says as Donald Trump bans child transition.
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More than 26 US states have already implemented restrictions on gender care for children and young people.
“Today’s order lays out a clear plan to shut down access to life-saving medical care for transgender youth nationwide, overriding the role of families and putting politics between patients and their doctors,” said Chase Strangio of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT and HIV Project.
