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Youngkin Board Ends ‘Gender Affirming Care’ At University Of Virginia Hospital

The University of Virginia (UVA) Visitors Committee (BOV) has adopted a resolution to end transgender-related medical practices for new patients, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday.

“Common sense and medical ethics have won. We thank the University of Virginia Visitors Committee for their actions to stop harmful transgender treatment for minors and move existing patients to other providers. “You’re doing that,” Youngkin said. I saidwhile sharing a post from CBS 19 news reporter Sarah Allen, which also includes a copy of the resolution.

Solved The current transgender patients are able to continue receiving treatment, but the new patients have determined that “we must be referred to an alternative private health care provider until further notice.” Current patients can also be referred to private health facilities.

UVA Health too announcement BOV decision. The BOV vote “reaffirms our commitment to providing the best possible care to our patients in accordance with state and federal laws,” UVA Health said. (Related: WPATH tape: Behind the scenes recording reveals what gender doctors really really think about the procedures for gender change)

The resolution follows President Donald Trump Presidential Order of January 28th “Suppressing a child’s so-called “transition” from one gender to another” or “protecting or restricting the child from chemical and surgical amputation” is sometimes called “gender positive care”

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares issued a memo to UVA and the Virginia Federal University (VCU) Health System January 30th, “Chemical and surgical amputations in children must be completed immediately.” I instructed. It has been reported.

According to the health system of both universities followed White House. According to the BOV resolution, UVA’s leadership was followed without consulting with BOV, but on February 13th they reversed the course.

By reversal, the BOV urged them to assert “universities’ authority to regulate and policy” by passing resolutions and warnings on decision-making without consultation with the BOV.

UVA witnessed an hour and a half anti-Trump protest organized by the indivisible Charlottesville. “Individual” According to UVA’s Student Newspaper Everyday Cavalier.

Written by a cohort of UVA medical students op-ed Every day I protested at the Cavalier on Tuesday at the executive order and a memo from Myrares.