Protesters rally outside Lurie Children’s Hospital over halt in gender-affirming surgeries
Hundreds of people protested outside Lurie Children's Hospital on Saturday over the hospital's decision to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients under the age of 19.
Hundreds gather outside Lurie Children's Hospital to protest youth gender care change: 'I want my healthcare'
The protest comes as the hospital announced its pause on gender-affirming surgeries for patients 19-year or younger would continue despite a federal judge temporarily halting the order this week.
Lurie Children’s Hospital suspends gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19, following executive order
The action at Lurie comes more than a week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order taking aim at gender-affirming care – including medications to delay puberty, hormone therapy and
Hundreds gather outside Lurie Children’s Hospital to protest youth gender care change
The protest comes as the hospital announced its pause on gender-affirming surgeries for patients 19-year or younger would continue despite a federal judge temporarily halting the order this week.
Lurie Children’s Hospital Pauses Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Patients Under 19 Following Trump’s Executive Order
Lurie Children’s Hospital will continue to provide hormone therapy and puberty blockers, a hospital spokesperson confirmed, and specifically noted that mental health care will also continue as part of the hospital’s gender care program.
Children’s Hospital plans to restart gender-affirming care as Colorado joins lawsuit against executive order
The order was temporarily blocked on Feb. 14 by a federal judge, who said the executive order “blatantly discriminated against trans youth.”
Denver Health, Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming treatments for youth
The hospitals’ decision comes as Colorado joins a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s executive order
Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care
Children’s Hospital Colorado said they would resume gender-affirming care after Colorado joined a lawsuit that temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s executive order issued in January. According to Children’s Hospital,
Some Colorado hospitals are set to resume some gender-affirming care for youth after challenge to Trump order
Colorado is one of a handful of states challenging President Trump’s executive order that ordered hospitals that get federal funding to stop giving gender-affirming to teenagers under 19. A federal judge recently temporarily blocked that order.
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