Major California health system ending transgender procedures for minors across its network

Julie, a parent who lives in the East Bay, has a transgender son who was scheduled for a puberty-blocking injection on Jan. 3. 

The parent, however, told The San Francisco Standard that, on Nov. 21, she was made aware that Sutter Health would end transgender procedures for minors effective Dec. 10.

Julie said the provider "didn't have answers." 

A Sutter Health spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement that "like other health systems locally and across the country, we are working to ensure compliance with recent federal actions and other developments affecting the provision of gender-affirming care only for patients under 19. We remain committed to approaching this with compassion, physician guidance, and compliance with applicable requirements." 

The spokesperson added, "In this evolving landscape, Sutter-aligned physicians are engaging directly with their patients to have open and thoughtful conversations and to determine individual care plans that will meet anticipated requirements. Gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 had previously ceased, and we continue to support careful, patient-centered discussions with appropriate resources and guidance."