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Fenway Health Halts Transgender Care Amid Federal Funding Rules

10/15/2025

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Fenway Health will stop offering hormones and puberty blockers to transgender patients under 19 due to federal funding rules.
The clinic serves over 30,000 patients and risks losing Federally Qualified Health Center status if it does not comply.
Twenty-six states have enacted similar bans on gender-affirming care for minors.
Local advocacy groups express concern over ongoing restrictions on gender-affirming care.

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Story summary

Fenway Health will stop offering hormones and puberty blockers to transgender patients under 19 due to federal funding rules.
The clinic serves over 30,000 patients and risks losing Federally Qualified Health Center status if it does not comply.
Twenty-six states have enacted similar bans on gender-affirming care for minors.
Local advocacy groups express concern over ongoing restrictions on gender-affirming care.