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VCU Health resumes gender-affirming care — but only for some

After pausing gender-affirming care for minors amid legal uncertainty, The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health has resumed services — at least for existing patients. New patients, however, are out of luck. The hospital won’t take on any new cases as legal battles continue over an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at […]

The Richmond Children’s Hospital. (Photo by Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury)
After pausing gender-affirming care for minors amid legal uncertainty, The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health has resumed services — at least for existing patients.

New patients, however, are out of luck. The hospital won’t take on any new cases as legal battles continue over an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at cracking down on such care.