Trump Administration Considers Defunding Hospitals Over Gender Treatments

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments for minors, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday.

This contemplation follows a May letter from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, raising concerns about quality standards and profits associated with such procedures.

Nine hospitals were asked for data regarding sex-reassignment surgeries, hormone therapy, and puberty blockers, leading some institutions to reevaluate or discontinue their gender-related care programs due to potential federal fund losses.

(With inputs from agencies.)