President-elect Donald Trump has outlined his plans to curtail 'gender-affirming' care for minors in the United States. In a video posted on Truth Social in February 2023, Trump expressed his intention to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to cease programs supporting sex changes at any age. He also proposed legislation to prohibit child sexual mutilation nationwide.
Trump further announced his plans to exclude hospitals and healthcare providers offering gender-transition treatments for minors from participating in Medicaid and Medicare. He vowed to support legal actions against doctors performing such procedures on minors and investigate pharmaceutical companies and hospital networks for potential cover-ups of long-term side effects of sex transitions.
