Trump’s crackdown on trans healthcare extends into adulthood

Conservatives have long argued they want to end transition care for minors, but federal policies have increasingly limited adult access. More restrictions are on the way.

An 18-year-old transgender college student tried to refill her estrogen prescription at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. She was told she needed to wait until her 19th birthday.

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In Texas, a 37-year-old U.S. Army veteran regularly went to a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital for gender-affirming care, including therapy, wigs and prosthetics. Staff suddenly cut the services.

And in Colorado, a 37-year-old scientist for the federal government planned to undergo transition surgery. She discovered her insurance would no longer cover it.