Title: What to know about hospital deals with the Trump administration to avoid treating transgender minorsLink To: Article 🔗 [Link: apnews.com/article/transgender-genderaffirming-hospitals-trump-justice-agreement-34faeeab4575b81160ae6531254584cb/]Author: GEOFF MULVIHILL
Date: September 22, 2026, 6:11 AM ET
Trigger Warning: None
Brief summary of the articleAt least six major hospitals have reached agreements with the Justice Department under the Trump administration to stop providing gender-affirming hormones and surgery to transgender patients under 19 and to make payments to the federal government. The agreements end federal investigations and potential demands for patient records while gender-affirming care for minors remains restricted in at least 27 states.
Main Points of the Article"At least six major hospitals have agreed to refuse gender-affirming hormones and surgery for transgender young people and agreed to make payments to the federal government, according to deals with the Department of Justice."
"The DOJ agreements end investigations into care previously provided and stop the possibility of hospitals being forced to turn over patient records."
"...while gender-affirming care for minors remains restricted in at least 27 states. The Associated Press reports that most major U.S. medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and American Academy of Pediatrics, support keeping the treatment available."
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