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VA leaders announce end to all transgender-related care for vets
Department leaders promised to continue to provide necessary care to transgender veterans even after the rule changes.
'Lives will be lost': VA is phasing out gender-affirming health care
The VA won't take any new patients for gender-affirming care, which it offers at health systems in Phoenix, Tucson and ...
Citing Trump’s Order, V.A. Halts Most Transgender Care
“Our code of ethics is, ‘First do no harm,’ and if you’re caught between an institutional demand and your ethical code, you ...
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Department of Veterans Affairs Ends Transgender and Intersex Care Directives
The VA’s press release claims that funds spent to treat transgender veterans will be redirected to treatment of paralyzed veterans and amputees, a supposed annual savings of $2.4 to $8.4 million, ...
VA Ends Hormone Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Transgender Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced it will no longer provide hormone therapy to veterans newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The decision follows an executive order from ...
VA sparks dismay with new gender affirming care coverage plans
The announcement triggered widespread alarm among transgender veterans who accused the VA of abandoning Americans who had fought and died in the military.
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VA rescinds 2018 directive on transgender treatments, aligning with Trump 'two sexes' EO
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quietly rescinded a 2018 policy providing transgender-related medical services to transgender and intersex veterans on Friday, aligning the VA with ...
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VA rescinds transgender veterans' health guidance as department denies policy change
The Veterans Affairs Department on Friday reversed a policy that had protected gender-affirming healthcare provided to transgender veterans, causing confusion and fear in the community.