Date Month XX, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff
Who: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
What: Launch of a new online portal
Where: Washington, D.C. / Online
When: April 17 2025
Why: To oppose gender-affirming care for minors
Source:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the Trump administration, has launched an online portal to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, marking a shift from the Biden administration’s support for inclusive healthcare. The portal, launched around April 14, 2025, following Executive Order 14187, targets treatments like puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries for those under 19.
The site outlines HHS’s efforts to block federal funding for these treatments, which it labels as harmful, and encourages reporting of healthcare providers offering such care through the Office for Civil Rights. It frames gender-affirming care as contrary to scientific evidence, a stance that contrasts with major medical associations like the American Academy of Pediatrics, which endorse these treatments as safe and effective for reducing suicide risk among transgender youth.
Critics, including LGBTQ+ advocates, call the portal discriminatory, arguing it escalates political attacks on transgender rights and ignores medical consensus. Supporters, aligned with the administration, view it as protecting minors from irreversible procedures, emphasizing parental rights. A federal injunction issued March 4, 2025, against parts of EO 14187 signals potential legal challenges.
The portal reflects the Trump administration’s push to curb gender-affirming care nationwide, amid ongoing debates over science, ethics, and civil rights.