NYU Langone Health Ends Transgender Adolescent Care, Leaving Parents Stunned
Feb 19, 2026, 7:57 PM
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TL;DR
NYU Langone Health notified parents that they would no longer provide gender-related care to transgender adolescents, impacting hormone prescriptions and more, under federal pressure.
NYU Langone Health decided to discontinue its Transgender Youth Health Program, cutting off gender-related care for transgender adolescents, including prescriptions for hormones and puberty blockers. The move came in response to federal pressure, with the hospital facing potential loss of funding for providing such treatments. Many parents were stunned by the abrupt halt in their children's care, with concerns now focused on finding new doctors and the continuity of gender-related treatment.