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Children's National Hospital to stop prescribing puberty blockers, hormones to kids confused about sex

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A prominent children’s hospital has announced that it will stop performing so-called gender transition procedures on minors as the Trump administration continues to make banning the body-deforming interventions a top priority.

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., announced in a "Message for Existing and New Patients" enrolled in its Gender Development Program that it will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones on Aug. 30. The hospital cited “escalating legal and regulatory risks” as the reason for its decision.

National Review reported last Thursday that the Trump administration mandated that all hospitals that accept Medicaid and Medicare patients stop performing "sex trait modifications to minors."

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