Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discontinued gender transition surgeries, joining other hospitals concerned about losing federal funding under President Trump's policies. The Nashville facility previously made headlines in 2022 when an executive was recorded discussing the financial benefits of these procedures.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discontinued its gender transition surgical services, becoming another healthcare facility to halt these procedures amid concerns over potential federal funding cuts under the Trump administration. The Nashville-based medical center’s decision comes as President Trump has pledged to prevent taxpayer money from funding medical treatments aimed at helping individuals transition to live as a different gender.
Vanderbilt’s situation draws particular attention due to a 2022 incident where one of the medical center’s administrators was recorded on video justifying gender transition surgeries by stating that “these surgeries make a lot of money.” This recording brought significant scrutiny to the institution’s motivations for offering such services.
The medical center joins a growing list of hospitals across the country that have ceased providing these surgical procedures as healthcare institutions navigate the changing federal policy landscape regarding gender transition treatments.
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