Here’s How Much Six Hospital Systems Made On Child Sex Cha nge Procedures Before Trump’s Order Forced Their End

Before stopping in response to President Donald Trump’s order canceling federal funding for child sex changes, six institutions made nearly $5 million offering transgender procedures to minors, according to insurance claims data from 2019 to 2023 compiled by Do No Harm.

Trump signed an executive order Jan. 28 that eliminated all federal funding for the chemical and surgical mutilation of children and threatened legal consequences for institutions that support the practice, prompting several clinics — including Children’s National in Washington, D.C. — to stop offering the procedures.

Children’s National previously pulled in $67,293 on child sex change procedures over a five-year period, the Stop the Harm database shows. The hospital announced it would pause all puberty blockers and hormone therapy prescriptions for youth on Thursday, stating it is “committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care in accordance with the law” and already does not provide sex change surgeries to minors.

VCU Health and Children’s Hospital of Richmond, which charged a combined $238,282 over the same five-year period, also stopped offering the procedures to minors.

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