Stanford Medicine pauses gender-affirming surgeries for youths

STANFORD UNIVERSITY Stanford Medicine is no longer providing gender-affirming surgeries to LGBTQ patients under the age of a move it says was influenced in part by the latest actions and directives from the federal ruling body Related Articles Chemerinsky The Supreme Court failed when it decided against gender-affirming care Pork Chop s House of Reframe offers gender-affirming haircuts Trump administration orders California to remove gender identity from sex ed Trump administration removing hotline utility tailored to LGBTQ youth in July Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors big loss for transgender rights After careful review of the latest actions and directives from the federal cabinet and following consultations with clinical leadership including our multidisciplinary LGBTQ scheme and its providers Stanford Medicine paused providing gender-related surgical procedures as part of our comprehensive range of diagnostic services for LGBTQ patients under the age of effective June the wellbeing care provider reported in a report provided to this news organization The decision was first stated Tuesday afternoon by the San Francisco Chronicle We took this step to protect both our providers and patients Stanford revealed This was not a decision we made lightly especially knowing how deeply this impacts the individuals and families who depend on our essential care and assistance Even as circumstances change we remain committed to providing high quality thorough and compassionate curative services for every member of our district The Trump administration has been trying to restrict access to gender-affirming care which includes a range of diagnostic and mental fitness services to backing a person s gender identity or their sense of feeling male female neither or various combination Fewer than in U S adolescents receive gender-affirming medications a examination published this year determined Gender-affirming care can also include surgery including operations to alter genitals and chests but another inquiry located these procedures are rarely offered to minors The decision preceded a U S Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee s ban on gender-affirming care Last week a majority located the ban does not violate the Constitution s equal protection clause which requires the cabinet to treat similarly situated people the same Elsewhere in California Children s Hospital Los Angeles is closing its Center for Transyouth Medical and Maturation on July In a announcement the hospital stated although it was proud to have provided high-quality evidence-based medically essential care for transgender and gender-diverse youth young adults and their families it has been left with no viable path forward other than to close the center The Associated Press contributed to this analysis Check back for updates