Overview

• The FBI posted on social media urging tips on any hospitals, clinics or practitioners that perform gender-affirming surgeries on individuals under 18, calling the procedures “mutilation.”
• President Trump’s January executive order “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation” directed agencies to withhold federal funding from providers of gender-affirming care for those under 19.
• ACLU and legal experts contend there is no federal statute outlawing gender-affirming surgery for minors and say the FBI’s appeal lacks clear legal authority.
• Major medical organizations and advocacy groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and GLAD Law, state that gender-affirming interventions are medically necessary and largely reversible.
• Nearly 30 states have enacted bans or restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and the Supreme Court is expected to decide on a challenge to Tennessee’s ban this month.