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Children's Hospital LA Closes Transgender Care Amid Protests
8/15/2025
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Story summary
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discontinued its transgender care program due to pressure from the Trump administration.
- Protests arose after the hospital suspended treatments for transgender minors in February.
- Legal threats influenced the hospital's decision to permanently close the program.
- Sonja Sharp covered these events for the L.A. Times.
