By ZEKE MILLER, Related Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an govt order geared toward curbing gender transitions for individuals underneath age 19.
“It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures,” Trump stated in a press release.
It’s the newest push by Trump to reverse insurance policies set by the Biden administration to guard transgender individuals and their care. On Monday, Trump directed the Pentagon to conduct a evaluation that’s prone to result in them being barred from army service.
The order directs that federally-run insurance coverage packages, together with TRICARE for army households and Medicaid, exclude protection for such care, and calls on the Division of Justice to vigorously pursue litigation and laws to oppose the observe.
Initially Revealed: January 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM EST
