Changes!

A couple of the medical associations have changed their policies on us.

Two medical associations update their recommendations on gender-affirming care for trans youth

The recommendations are not establishing new clinical practice guidelines for gender-affirming care, one organization said.

The Advocate

By Trudy Ring

Feb 05, 2026

The American Medical Association, which has long supported gender-affirming care for transgender youth, has now endorsed some restrictions.

The AMA recommended Wednesday that any gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until adulthood, The New York Times reports. While genital surgery is almost never performed on minors, some teens undergo top surgery or facial modifications. Gender-affirming care for youth more commonly includes puberty blockers, hormone therapy, social transition, and counseling.

Healthcare providers in New York state were successfully sued for $2 million! If I had to guess I would say that this was the results of the lawsuit.

Numerous hospitals have stopped providing gender-affirming care to young people, fearing the loss of funding. The actions by the AMA and the ASPS may stop with the surgery recommendations, or they may lead to further restrictions on this care, making it harder for trans youth to access.

The plastic surgeons group cited two studies that are controversial among health care professionals and supporters of trans rights — the U.K.’s Cass Review and a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the latter of which promotes conversion therapy and discredits gender-affirming care. Advocates and experts have said both the Cass Review and the HHS report are filled with misinformation, ignoring studies that indicate gender-affirming care is beneficial for young people.

See this morning's post.

Market Place writes that,

That rule is not in effect yet, and 19 states have sued to block it, but hospitals are spooked; many wouldn’t be able to operate without Medicaid and Medicare funding. Already in recent weeks, a number have stopped offering gender-affirming care to minors, at least for now.

The attacks on transition-related care, at both the state and federal levels, are having a profound effect on transgender kids and their families. They’re also having a profound effect on health care providers. 

In Colorado, two big hospitals that offered gender-affirming care to kids and teenagers, Children’s Hospital and Denver Health, both stopped in early January. Casey Cash, a family nurse practitioner in Fort Collins, was on vacation with her family for the new year when the news broke.

The hospitals are running sacred and can't blame them... most of their funding comes through Medicare and Medicaid funds. Many families are migrating north to Democratic states, but also many doctors and healthcare providers are also fleeing. Med schools are seeing a drop in students in states that ban abortions and trans healthcare... they want a complete education with training for abortions and trans care.