<p>US President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion, assistance, for gender affirming care for children under age 19.</p><p>The order fulfils an election promise by Trump to end "child sexual mutilation," an apparent reference to gender-affirming care.</p>.US: Democratic state AGs to file lawsuit over Trump's freeze on grants, loans.<p>"It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures," Trump's executive order reads.</p><p>The order released on Tuesday directs the health and human services secretary to review how to promote the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or "other identity-based confusion."</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion, assistance, for gender affirming care for children under age 19.</p><p>The order fulfils an election promise by Trump to end "child sexual mutilation," an apparent reference to gender-affirming care.</p>.US: Democratic state AGs to file lawsuit over Trump's freeze on grants, loans.<p>"It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures," Trump's executive order reads.</p><p>The order released on Tuesday directs the health and human services secretary to review how to promote the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or "other identity-based confusion."</p>