The order mandates that federally run insurance programs exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for individuals under 19.

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Tuesday banning federal funding to hospitals, clinics, and other medical organizations that provide gender-affirming care to transgender kids under age 19. According to The 19th, the Order could effectively ban gender-affirming care for trans youth across the country.

The president's executive order prohibits federal funds from being spent by institutions providing gender-affirming care to people under 19.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to limit access to gender transition surgeries for people younger than 19, marking the president’s latest policy move against transgender rights.

Donald Trump has ordered it be the policy of the US to 'not fund, sponsor, promote, assist or support' people transitioning

The order targets doctors, sanctuary cities protecting trans youth and also hospitals and medical schools teaching about gender-affirming care.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.

The executive order instructs agencies to ensure hospitals and other institutions receiving federal money stop offering gender-affirming care for minors.

The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to end federal support for medical procedures aimed at altering sex or gender that involve surgical interventions or the use of puberty blocker