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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Trans youth fight for care as California clinics cave to Trump: ‘How can this happen here?’

two people standing close and leaning their heads together
Eli, left, with his mother, Emily. Eli is one of nearly 3,000 patients who learned in June that they would be abruptly losing their healthcare. Photograph: Alexandra Isabella/The Guardian

Eli, a 16-year-old Los Angeles student, is spending his summer juggling an internship at a natural history museum, a research project, a physics class and cheer practice – and getting ready to apply for college.

But in recent weeks, he has been forced to handle a more urgent matter: figuring out how he is going to access vital medical treatments targeted by the Trump administration.

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