Meanwhile, Children’s Hospital Colorado temporarily halted its transgender care for patients under 19 following Trump’s executive order, only to resume hormone-based treatments and puberty blockers after a federal judge blocked the order.
A spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the hospital has never performed transgender surgeries on minors, and stopped providing those services to adults in 2023. The hospital now refers patients to outside providers, as reported by Colorado Newsline.
Boston Children’s Hospital Under Scrutiny
Boston Children’s Hospital, the first in the country to establish a pediatric and adolescent gender program, continues to operate its Gender Multispecialty Service (GeMS).
While the hospital states that gender-transition surgeries are only offered to individuals over 18, it provides hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and social transition services to minors, and offers referrals for surgical procedures as part of its care model.
In a statement, Boston Children’s Hospital said it has not received any notice from the FBI and that it remains committed to its mission. The FBI declined to comment on any active or ongoing investigations, consistent with its standard policy.
Political and Legal Tensions Intensify
The investigations come amid a wave of legislative efforts aimed at banning or restricting gender-transition procedures for minors. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has introduced federal legislation that would criminalize such medical interventions, echoing the administration’s position that these procedures constitute “child abuse.”
Critics of the administration’s approach argue that these investigations and policies conflate distinct legal definitions and ignore the medical consensus around gender dysphoria.
However, Bondi’s DOJ maintains that current federal statutes give them broad authority to investigate and prosecute procedures deemed harmful or irreversible.
With three of the nation’s most well-known children’s hospitals now under federal scrutiny, and with additional legislative action on the horizon, the future of pediatric transgender care in the United States appears increasingly uncertain — and the legal battles surrounding it are just beginning.