Human Rights Campaign Inc.

01/28/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/28/2025 17:21

New Trump Executive Order Targets Health Care for Transgender People Under the Age of 19

WASHINGTON - Today, President Donald Trump announced the signing of an executive order taking aim at medically necessary health care for transgender people under the age of 19. This health care is supported by every major medical association, including the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, and others. The order will not take effect immediately, as it instructs agencies to take further implementation action. The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement:

"Everyone deserves the freedom to make deeply personal health care decisions for themselves and their families - no matter your income, zip code, or health coverage," said Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson. "This executive order is a brazen attempt to put politicians in between people and their doctors, preventing them from accessing evidence-based healthcare supported by every major medical association in the country. It is deeply unfair to play politics with people's lives and strip transgender young people, their families, and their providers of the freedom to make necessary health care decisions. Questions about this care should be answered by doctors-not politicians-and decisions must rest with families, doctors, and the patient."

The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ+ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.

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