CHOC will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children’s Health, encompassing Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and Rady Children’s in Riverside County, said the organization was recently referred for investigation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. “The environment around gender-affirming care has changed dramatically, with escalating federal actions,” Rady Children’s Health said in a statement. In July, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles officially closed what had been among the largest and oldest pediatric gender clinics in the United States.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2026 23:06 UTC