Trump Signs Order Aimed At Banning Gender Transitions For Everyone Under 19 | EUROtoday

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an government order aimed toward curbing gender transitions for folks beneath 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 an announcement.

It’s the newest push by Trump to reverse insurance policies set by the Biden administration to guard transgender folks and their care. On Monday, Trump directed the Pentagon to conduct a assessment that’s prone to result in them being barred from army service.

The order directs that federally-run insurance coverage applications, together with TRICARE for army households and Medicaid, exclude protection for such care, and calls on the Department of Justice to vigorously pursue litigation and laws to oppose the apply.

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