Trump supporters such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian law firm, applauded the order as "a refreshing return to sanity," while opponents such as Marci Bowers, a gynecologist and surgeon who provides transgender care, declared Trump would "have blood on his hands."

President Donald Trump signed a broad executive order targeting transition-related medical care for minors on Tuesday.

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that would restrict access to treatments, including puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender children and teens. Trump is directing federal agencies to take steps to withhold funding to institutions that provide common gender therapies to anyone under the age of 19 and exclude such treatments from health insurance coverage for members of the military and their families.