New York City family says transgender teens are being cut off from society Gender-affirming care Mount Sinai Hospital System, Local Press gothamist reported on Saturday.
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Parents said they were informed by phone that their teens would no longer receive gender-affirming care at one of the nation’s leading transgender care medical centers, and that the hospital’s youth trans health program would be closed to new patients. reacher defendera Mount Sinai spokesperson declined to comment for this story.
The report comes as hospitals across the country consider the future of trans health care as President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers seek to limit minors’ access to gender-affirming care, including hormones and puberty blockers. This care for trans minors is legal in New York.
President Trump in December threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for young people. This includes funding from Medicare and Medicaid, STAT News reported. Just a few days ago, NYU Langone, another major healthcare provider in New York City, Finished a similar program For teenagers.
Meanwhile, local and state authorities pushed back Opposes restrictions on trans healthcare. Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia James said hospitals could violate the state’s anti-discrimination laws by denying gender-affirming care to young people.
Mark Hennessy, Director, Center for Health Care Provider Services and Surveillance, New York State Department of Health; sent a letter Last Wednesday, it clarified for state hospitals that state law prohibits discrimination based on “sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, including transgender status, in the provision of medical services or insurance coverage.”
“New York City has strong protections in place to protect all patients from harm and to ensure that they receive care and treatment without discrimination,” the letter states.
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