NYU Langone Cancels Appointments for Trans Youth Due to Trump’s Executive Order

Edited by: TJVNews.com

A major New York City hospital system has quietly begun canceling medical appointments for transgender children, following a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that threatens to withhold federal funding from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors. The New York Times reported on Saturday that according to concerned parents, NYU Langone Health has already canceled critical medical procedures for at least two transgender children who had been scheduled to receive puberty-blocking medication.

Despite the significant impact of these cancellations, NYU Langone Health has not made any public announcements regarding the changes to its transgender healthcare services. However, word quickly spread among parents of trans youth after families were informed that their children’s appointments had been abruptly canceled—one day after the executive order was issued.

The father of one of the affected children said that his 12-year-old was due to receive an implant of Supprelin LA, a puberty-blocking medication that delays the onset of puberty in transgender adolescents. However, the information in The New York Times report indicated that a doctor at NYU Langone informed him that due to “the new administration”—a reference to Trump’s executive order—the hospital would not be able to proceed with the procedure. The doctor recommended that the family seek care at another hospital in New York City or a facility in Philadelphia that may still be offering the treatment.

A second family received similar news. The mother of another 12-year-old patient said she was informed that her child’s appointment for the same puberty-blocking procedure had been canceled on Wednesday, January 31—just one day after the executive order was signed, as was reported in The New York Times. When she asked for an explanation, she was told that the medical team was “awaiting more guidance” before proceeding with any further care.

Despite multiple inquiries, NYU Langone Health declined to comment on the cancellations to The New York Times. Hospital spokesperson Steve Ritea stated that he did not have any information to share, further fueling concerns among affected families and LGBTQ+ advocates.

Trump’s executive order, issued within his first two weeks back in office, is part of a broader policy shift targeting transgender rights in healthcare, education, and government institutions. The report in The New York Times said that the order explicitly states: “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.”

The sweeping language of the order has already led to confusion among healthcare providers and hospitals that offer gender-affirming care to transgender youth. Many hospital administrators are now consulting with legal teams to determine whether continuing to provide treatment to minors could result in the loss of federal funding or even legal penalties under the new directive.

The ban on gender-affirming medical care for trans youth is just one piece of Trump’s broader agenda targeting transgender rights, The New York Times report noted. The executive order on healthcare was one of several Trump has issued in recent weeks to reverse pro-LGBTQ+ policies implemented under the Biden administration.

Another executive order, titled “Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” requires that federal prisons house transgender women in men’s facilities and aims to prevent public schools from recognizing trans identities