New York hospital ends transgender treatment program for minors

NYU Langone's decision comes amid Trump administration threats to cut funding to providers who treat trans youth

NYU Langone Health, one of New York City's major hospital networks, announced this week that it will shut down its genderaffirming care program for minors, as the Trump administration escalates threats to strip federal funding from providers that treat trans youth.

In a statement to the Guardian, spokesperson Steve Ritea said that given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program." He added that the hospital's pediatric mental health services will continue.