As a California children’s hospital ends its gender-affirming care program under federal pressure, Prof. Dara Purvis sees a broad threat to trans people of all ages. “There is no question that the Trump administration wants to end gender-affirming care for all trans people,” she says. “They want to legislate trans people out of public life entirely.”
Published on August 24, 2026
Inside the Battle Over Trans Care at Rady Children’s Hospital
