Overview

• The VA will no longer provide gender-affirming medical treatments, including hormone therapy and prosthetics, except for veterans already receiving such care.
• The decision aligns with a Trump administration executive order defining sex as strictly male or female and banning federal funding for gender-affirming treatments.
• Savings from ending these services will be redirected to support severely injured veterans, such as amputees and paralyzed veterans.
• The VA has implemented policies segregating bathrooms and patient rooms by biological sex across its facilities.
• Advocacy groups and medical experts warn the rollback could harm the mental and physical health of transgender veterans, who face high rates of mental health challenges and suicide.