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Transgender youth clinic in Los Angeles to shut next month amid Trump funding pressures
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), one of the nation's largest providers of gender‑affirming care, will close its Center for Transyouth Health and Development on July 22, citing loss of federal funding tied to Trump's Executive Order 14187. The order threatens to withhold Medicare and Medicaid support from providers of puberty blockers, hormones, or surgeries for individuals under 19, despite ongoing federal court injunctions. CHLA warns that without two‑thirds of its federal funding, it cannot sustain broader pediatric services. The decision has triggered widespread outcry from LGBTQ+ advocates, led by protests and legal pressure from California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
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