U.Va. board to meet over gender-affirming care dispute
The University of Virginia‘s Board of Visitors — now controlled by members appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin — has scheduled a Feb. 21 special meeting to discuss UVA Health‘s decision to resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under the age of 19. The university-affiliated health system suspended treatments in late January after a federal executive […]
UVA Health resumes gender-affirming care after federal judge’s order
Updated Feb. 15 A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order that suspended President Donald Trump‘s Jan. 28 executive order banning gender-affirming medical care for people under the age of 19, impacting patients and hospitals across the country, including in Virginia. Trump’s original order — as well as Virginia Attorney Gen. […]