Wyden Statement on Trump Proposal to Interfere with Family Medical Choices

Wyden Statement on Trump Proposal to Interfere with Family Medical Choices

Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration released two proposed regulations that would make a ban virtually on any form of gender affirming care for young Americans a pre-condition for care providers to receive Medicare and Medicaid funding.

"Once again, Republicans have chosen to place the government between American families and their doctors," Wyden said. "Make no mistake: Donald Trump and Republicans are attempting to demonize and ultimately erase trans Americans. Trump's latest effort to bully hospitals into carrying out his extremist agenda is a cruel and thoughtless step that contradicts medical evidence and will jeopardize health care for many communities around the country. Our trans neighbors, family members and friends deserve better."

Earlier this month, Wyden called on hospitals to resist attempts by the Trump administration to acquire personally identifiable information and other records of trans Americans receiving care from hospitals and clinics across the country.

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