Hospitals stop life saving surgery for trans people but continue to operate on intersex kids (+ more LGBTQ news)

Hospitals that paused youth gender-affirming care continued controversial intersex surgeries, group says

Hospitals across the United States are facing criticism for continuing controversial intersex surgeries while halting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, following an executive order by President Donald Trump. The January 28 order bars doctors from providing gender-affirming care to individuals under 19, threatening to cut federal funding for noncompliance.

Although the order is not yet in effect due to legal challenges, several hospitals have already paused such care.

Intersex advocates highlight the hypocrisy of these actions, as many of the same hospitals continue performing non-consensual surgeries on intersex infants and children. These procedures, aimed at “correcting” sex variations, often have irreversible consequences, including infertility, loss of sexual sensation, and psychological trauma.

Despite condemnation from organizations like the United Nations and Amnesty International, no federal or state laws currently prohibit these surgeries.

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