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UVa Health to Continue Transgender Care For Now, New Patients Will Be Directed Elsewhere
The University of Virginia’s hospital will continue to provide gender-affirming care for existing patients, but new patients will have to seek treatment elsewhere. In a closely watched meeting Friday, the UVa Board of Visitors approved a resolution limiting access, adding another layer of...
royalexaminer.com
The University of Virginia’s hospital will continue to provide gender-affirming care for existing patients, but new patients will have to seek treatment elsewhere. In a closely watched meeting Friday, the UVa Board of Visitors approved a resolution limiting access, adding another layer of uncertainty for transgender youth and their families.
The decision comes after an executive order from President Donald Trump led UVa Health and other hospitals to temporarily pause gender-affirming care for patients under 19. Though federal judges in Baltimore and Seattle have since blocked the order, the legal battle is far from over as appeals loom.
In response, UVa’s queer student union and other advocacy groups gathered at the university’s rotunda Friday to protest the board’s decision. Demonstrators moved closer to the meeting room in an effort to ensure their voices were literally heard during the deliberations.
Elisabeth Doty, a UVa student, was among the dozens to show up.
They had a "letter" signed by 1000 more.
Virginia has 8.8 million people and this just goes to show how a very small percentage of vocal oddballs can mess-up a state's HC system if you let them.....Don't let them.
BTW, the Virginia Mercury is a left leaning publication of States Newsroom that grew out of NC Policy Watch, a progressive think tank founded in 2004 by Chris Fitzsimon.
