Top New York hospital to end transgender program for minors

NYU Langone Health, a major Manhattan hospital, has moved to end its transgender program for minors in the face of threats to its federal funding.

"Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program," according to a statement, which was provided to The New York Times by an NYU Langone spokesman, Steve Ritea.

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