Trump's executive order takes aim at the use of puberty blockers, sex hormones and surgical intervention on children and teens under age 19 who want their physical appearance to align with a sex that differs from the one they were assigned at birth.

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Tuesday banning federal funding to hospitals, clinics, and other medical organizations that provide gender-affirming care to transgender kids under age 19.

President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday attempting to ban federal funding or support for youth gender-affirming care. The big picture: The policy is the administration's latest in a series of attacks against transgender people in the U.

The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young peoples’ gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country.