President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that would restrict access to treatments, including puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender children and teens. Trump is directing federal agencies to take steps to withhold funding to institutions that provide common gender therapies to anyone under the age of 19 and exclude such treatments from health insurance coverage for members of the military and their families.

The directive built on a string of recent actions to roll back federal protections and services for transgender people.

The order attempts to end federal funding or support for gender-transition care for people under the age of 19. It is set to face legal challenges.

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, part of a broader effort to crack down on what his administration has

Adding to a cascade of executive orders signed during his first nine days in office, Trump issued a directive late Tuesday that aims to limit treatment options for transgender children and adults under the age of 19.

The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.

Arizona law bans gender reassignment surgery for anyone under 18. Trump signed an executive order that cuts federal funding for gender-affirming care for anyone under 19.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Tuesday restricting transgender drugs and surgeries for minors. The order lays out a litany of concerns, from the harm done to children to the lifelong medical bills,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19. “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote,