Washington, D.C. — Earlier this week, the Trump administration issued a regressive Executive Order attempting to broadly ban gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 19. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) condemns this troubling Executive Order and affirms that all young people should have access to medically necessary care, including gender-affirming care.
Gender-affirming health services are safe and effective for youth who need them. Amidst escalating attacks on transgender people across the country, NHeLP remains committed to defending critical health care access for transgender and gender-expansive young people.
More information about the safety and importance of gender-affirming care for young people can be found in our blog, “Gender-Affirming Care is Still Good Health Care.”
“Rather than serve as a weapon to criminalize and discriminate against transgender and gender-expansive youth by preventing access to the health services they need, laws should preclude discrimination and support youth and families by empowering them to make decisions about their gender identity, including obtaining appropriate medical treatment that will allow them to live authentically,” said NHeLP Senior Attorney Abbi Coursolle.
