American Hospital stopped treating transgender people after Trump’s decree

The hospitals made a public statement, saying the reason was the executive order of President Donald Trump. Immediately after taking office, Mr. Trump signed the decree to recognize only two male and female sex, the federal agencies were directed to take action against the hospital to continue providing care for transgender people, threaten budget reduction and funding.

According to the decree, doctors are “harming and sterilizing” children through the tool “cutting with chemicals and surgery”. However, this is not the definition of “gender asserting” by official health organizations in the US as stated by the National Pediatric Student.

In the US, medical care services affirm gender (in addition to transgender surgery) including hormone therapy, genital regeneration, breast regeneration, face plastic surgery, language therapy, secretion Urinary and mental health care.

According to Dr. Craig Konnoth, a law professor at the University of Virginia, the new decree does not prohibit the above services. He said that at present, the hospital and the health system do not need to follow any request, because the decree does not enforce itself. It is made based on the rules and unity of different agencies.

Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, a pediatrician and former co-leaders of the multi-gender group at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, said some hospitals responded quickly to the decree. The rest consider this decision, while continuing to provide the same service.

According to the statement sent USA Todayrepresentative of Denver Health Hospital in Colorado said that he stopped performing surgery to assert gender for people under 19 years old. Colorado Medical University has the same action. Children’s Hospital Lurie in Chicago is reviewing clinical sex care services that have been provided to teenagers and their families.

The University of Virginia Commonwealth and Richmond Children’s Hospital suspended the distribution of drugs, stopped performing surgery to assert gender for people under 19 years old, according to the statement on the website. Virginia University of Health also stops all the gender care services for this age group, but still maintains an appointment to discuss other health care options.

New York attorney general, Letitia James, sent a letter to health care systems, reminded them of the state law. He asked hospitals to provide the same type of care, and affirmed that the federal budget would not be affected by Mr. Trump’s new executive decree. The letter was published immediately after the media reported Nyu Langone – the largest medical system in New York, canceled the appointment of transgender teenagers. Nyu Langone did not respond to local media’s request.

The videos posted on social networks show that hundreds of people gathered outside the medical system on the evening of 3/2 to protest the hospital temporarily stop taking care of the gender for minors. According to the analysis of the Health Policy Organization, Colorado, Illinois, Virginia and New York, there is no law banning this service.

Although the executive decree does not leave immediate consequences for hospitals and Dr. Kizothe said the loss of budget and federal funding is still a serious threat. It will “put an end” for research works and provide this type of service.

“Health service providers are afraid. They are not only afraid of the budget that is cut. The threat to the supplier, “Dr. Kizoth said.

Kimberly Vered Shashuoua, an online therapist at Vered Counseling Medical Center, said that her transgender patient also felt “scared, confused and overwhelmed by the executive and dynamic of some of some. hospital. She said: “Many teenagers do not understand why these decrees exist. It’s hard to accept the truth that the presence of themselves is hated by strangers.”

Research shows that transgender or non -duality people are at high risk of mental problems, easy to decide to commit suicide. According to a recent survey conducted by the Trevor project, the law targets transgender people, increasing the suicide of the 13 to 24 years in this community. The Trevor project is an organization of crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth.

The law in some southern states such as Texas and North Carolina prohibits doctors prescribing drugs and surgery to assert gender for minors. If in need, transgender people will find the legalized area of ​​this service, such as Virginia. Recently, however, two large hospital systems in Virginia have stopped taking care of transgender.