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UChicago Medicine pausing gender-affirming care for child patients

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Saturday, July 19, 2025 1:40AM
UChicago Medicine pausing gender-affirming care for children
University of Chicago Medicine is the latest hospital pausing gender-affirming care for child patients after threats from the Trump administration.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- University of Chicago Medicine is now the latest Chicago hospital to suspend gender-affirming care for children.

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The hospital released a statement Friday, saying that it made the difficult decision in response to federal actions.

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The Trump administration has threatened funding cuts and legal action against organizations that provide such care for transgender youth.

Three other Chicago health systems have taken the same step.

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