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Stanford Halts Gender-Affirming Surgeries to Children Amid Pressure From Trump Administration
- Stanford Medicine paused gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 on June 2, 2025, at its Palo Alto facility.
- This pause followed threats from the Trump administration to withhold federal grants from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors.
- Stanford consulted its multidisciplinary LGBTQ+ clinical leadership and confirmed these surgeries are rare and reserved for extreme gender dysphoria cases.
- Stanford explained that the move was made to safeguard both their providers and patients, while recognizing the significant effect this decision has on the individuals and families who rely on these services.
- The pause reflects growing nationwide restrictions on gender-affirming care as Children’s Hospital Los Angeles also closed its trans youth program on July 1.
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President Donald Trump declared war on gender ideology and the corresponding child sex-change regime upon retaking office. Despite the best efforts of non-straight activists and overreaching federal judges, the campaign is off to an excellent start — as recently evidenced by Stanford Medicine's partial surrender.Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 28 directing all federal agencies to ensure that medical institutions receiving federal funding…
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