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Virginia Attorney General sends memo to VCU, UVA following executive order on gender-affirming care

In the memo obtained by 8News, Miyares said that, given the terms of the executive order, the “chemical and surgical mutilation of children must end immediately.”

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a memo to local university health systems on Thursday, providing legal advice following President Donald Trump’s executive order that cuts federal funding for gender-affirming surgery and medication for patients under 19 years old.

On Thursday, Jan. 30, Miyares sent a memo to the University of Virginia (UVA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) health systems following Trump’s executive order that cuts federal funding for gender-affirming surgery and medication for patients under 19 years old.