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Connecticut Children's and Yale New Haven Hospital scaling back on gender-affirming care programs

Both hospitals said they are working closely with impacted patients and families as these changes are implemented.

Rose Shannon

Jul 24, 2025, 8:46 PM

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Two Connecticut hospitals will scale back their gender-affirming care programs as a result of executive orders from the Trump administration.
Connecticut Children's has decided to wind down its program for anyone under 19.
In a statement, the medical center said the decision comes after a careful review of "long-term sustainability of our gender care program in light of an increasingly complex and evolving landscape."
It also said its highest priority remains the safety and well-being of the patients and families they serve
Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital said it will modify its program and will no longer offer medication treatment to patients under 19. Staff said the program provided high-quality care to patients who had questions or concerns related to gender identity or were experiencing gender dysphoria. The program did not include surgical interventions.
Both hospitals said they are working closely with impacted patients and families as these changes are implemented.
"The services will continue. Certainly, counseling is going to continue and ramp up. But this is happening all over the country, given some of the edicts coming from the Trump administration and threatening to pull resources. But when it comes to counseling and other support for these kids, that's going to continue and ramp up," said Gov. Ned Lamont.