More hospitals are pulling back on providing "gender-affirming care" for youth patients, in accordance with a recent executive order against these practices.
Rush Medical Center in Chicago is the latest large health system to announce that it is stopping these gender-related treatments.
The hospital’s spokesperson, Tobin Klinger, confirmed to local outlets that it has "paused" hormonal therapies for new patients under 18.
Rush has not provided gender-related surgery for minors since 2023, according to Klinger.
(Adults will continue to be eligible for treatments, as will minors who were already receiving care.)
