Overview

• Effective August 30, Children’s National will cease prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to patients under 18
• The hospital will maintain mental health counseling and other LGBT support services and urges families to contact care teams for assistance
• DOJ investigations intensified in July with subpoenas to more than 20 clinicians and clinics, reinforcing the impact of a January executive order cutting federal funding for youth gender transitions
• Similar decisions by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Stanford Medicine, UPMC and Rush University Medical Center reflect a broader retreat from transition-related care at major pediatric centers
• Major medical associations have denounced the federal crackdown as contrary to evidence-based guidelines and LGBTQ advocacy groups are pursuing legal challenges