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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

Headline from The Columbian, from the development of Dec 18, 2025

Newest development Dec 19, 2025 · 4 reportsTrump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader

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    Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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    Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians

    Headline from NPR ·

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump administration moves to cut off gender-affirming care for transgender youth (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The HHS unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

  2. The Columbian

    Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader

  3. WSVN Miami

    Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming

  4. Scientific American

    Trump Administration Moves to Severely Curtail Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Minors (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    Health officials on Thursday announced a slew of measures that will restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender young people in the U.S.

  5. CBS News

    Trump administration unveils proposals to cut off transgender care for minors (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors,

  7. STAT

    In major effort to end gender-affirming care, Trump administration takes aim at hospitals (opens STAT)

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    STAT's feed description

    CMS proposed two new rules to withhold federal funds in connection with gender-affirming care for trans minors like puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery.

  8. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump moves to ban transgender care for minors by targeting hospitals (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Jamie Gumbrecht, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration health officials announced Thursday that the federal government will block transgender care to children by targeting hospitals and doctors that provide it.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump administration moves to cut funding from hospitals that provide transgender care for children (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    U.S. officials are proposing new restrictions that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

  10. NBC News

    HHS moves to slash funding and access to care for transgender minors (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would begin to take steps aimed at ending transition-related care — or what HHS has termed “sex-rejecting procedures” — for minors nationwide.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Trump proposes new rules to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Critics warn that the Trump administration’s statements against transgender healthcare contradict decades of research.

  12. NPR

    Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens.

  13. The Week

    Trump HHS moves to end care for trans youth (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    The Trump administration is making sweeping proposals that would eliminate gender-affirming care for Americans under age 18

  14. Vox

    Trump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explained (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors.

  15. Truthout

    Trump Administration Announces New Rules Targeting Care for Transgender Youth (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The move is part of a larger push from the Department of Health and Human Services to restrict gender-affirming care.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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