Amid ongoing federal pressure, NYU Langone announced it will discontinue its Transgender Youth Health Program for minors, as leadership departures and a difficult regulatory climate intersect with policy moves to curb gender-affirming care for adolescents.

The move follows high-profile federal actions, including a 2025 executive order and a December 2025 proposal to withdraw federal funding from hospitals offering gender-affirming treatments to youth, and a Department of Health and Human Services plan to block Medicaid funding for minors' gender-transition procedures.

Advocacy groups, including the NYCLU, argued that gender-affirming care supports authentic living and can be lifesaving, and vowed to challenge threats to transgender rights in New York.

For some families, the change comes after years of treatment, with children who began care as early as age 10 or 11 facing abrupt disruption.

Families face emotional and logistical uncertainty as their child’s treatment relationship with the hospital ends, including the need to find new providers.

The Transgender Youth Health Program page was rebranded to a Gender & Sexuality Service page, which continues to offer assessment and connections to medical and mental health services.

NYU Langone attributed the decision to leadership changes and a challenging regulatory environment, while stressing that its pediatric mental health programs will remain in place.

A separate New York case involving a transgender-related procedure and a $1.6 million verdict for alleged coercion into a double mastectomy by a minor underscores ongoing legal and policy tensions surrounding youth gender care.

Some families will need to address the medical implications of a puberty-delaying implant, including potential removal through a minor surgical procedure.

The development reflects broader national debates and could affect transgender patients seeking ongoing treatment in the New York City area.

Supportive actions followed the decision, including a rally at the Stonewall National Monument to advocate for transgender rights.

The abrupt policy shift raised questions for families about locating new doctors and the possibility that other institutions might suspend gender-related care for youths.