Episode 1739 • • 1:38:38 - 1:43:03
1739: Hypophora
Gender Affirming Care Executive Order, Lurie Children's Hospital
Protests erupted outside Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago after the facility paused gender-affirming surgeries for minors following a presidential executive order. The order restricts federal funding for such procedures, though a federal judge has temporarily blocked its implementation. Advocates argue that removing access to "top surgery" and hormones causes serious harm to transgender youth, while the hospital continues to monitor legal developments.