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Trump Admin Blocks Gender Care for Minors | Charleston News
The Trump administration just slammed the brakes on gender transition care for minors under 18, cutting off federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries—calling them dangerously irreversible. This echoes Trump’s long-standing push to ban “gender-affirming care” for kids, even suggesting criminalization. Seventeen states still offer this care, while doctors and mental health advocates warn government interference could harm vulnerable youth. With midterms looming, critics see this as a political play to mobilize voters. And just as the policy hits, White…
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