Kaiser Permanente Pauses Transgender Surgeries for Minors Due to Trump Rules

Calvin Freiburger : Jul 29, 2025
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While the move is a "pause" rather than a permanent end, and Kaiser intends to continue non-surgical interventions such as puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, detransitioner Chloe Cole responded that "these incremental wins must be celebrated! We are winning! Thank you to the Trump administration for protecting kids!!!"

(Oakland, CA) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Kaiser Permanente is the latest major health system to pause gender-reassignment surgeries on minors as a result of changing federal rules, but they are not yet giving up all of their transition practices. (Image via Unsplash)

"After significant deliberation and consultation with internal and external experts including our physicians, we've made the difficult decision to pause [surgeries] for patients under the age of 19 in our hospitals and surgical centers. This pause is effective August 29, 2025," reads a Kaiser announcement obtained by The Hill. "All other [so-called] gender-affirming care treatment remains available. We continue to meet with regulators as well as our clinicians, patients, their families, and the community with the goal of identifying a responsible path forward."

The group cited a changing "legal and regulatory environment" for transgender interventions "since January, there has been significant focus by the federal government on gender-affirming care, specifically for patients under the age of 19."

While the move is a "pause" rather than a permanent end, and Kaiser intends to continue non-surgical interventions such as puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, detransitioner Chloe Cole responded that "these incremental wins must be celebrated! We are winning! Thank you to the Trump administration for protecting kids!!!"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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