Chicago Lurie Children's Hospital responds to Trump executive order on transgender care, claims they are example of success

The Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has responded to President Trump’s executive order regarding gender-affirming care and his allegations that they are in the process of reconsidering transgender care for minors.

President Trump stated that his executive order has already started to produce the expected results, prompting hospitals across the nation to scale back or remove gender-affirming care programs.

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One of the hospitals cited in Trump’s statement was Lurie, which he claimed is “‘reviewing’ their transgender-related services for minors.”

Responding to this, the hospital released a statement on Monday declaring, “We are examining the recent Executive Orders related to gender care and evaluating any potential effects on the clinical services we provide to our patient-families. Our team will continue to support access to medically necessary care, based on science and empathy for the patient-families we are fortunate to assist.”

Trump, a Republican, last week signed an executive order that directed agencies to take steps to make sure that hospitals receiving federal research and education grants “end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.” The language in the order – using words such as “maiming,” “sterilizing” and “mutilation” – contradicts what is typical for gender-affirming care in the United States.

Gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth is not common but such treatments have been the subject of fierce political debate. Fewer than 1 in 1,000 adolescents in the U.S. with commercial insurance received puberty blockers or hormones during a recent five-year period, according to a new study.

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