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Rated Children's Health's new restrictions will affect about 1,500 trans patients at their hospitals in San Diego and Orange County.
A spokesperson says this is due to pressure from the Trump administration.
It's part of a nationwide trend.
hospitals have restricted access to hormones for trans youth in the last year.
Alex Sheldon of the LGBTQ Medical Association GLAMA says they know dozens of families who've moved to other states where they thought trans youth health care was protected.
Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued Rady Children's Health to restore care within the hospital system.
For NPR News, I'm Kevin Tidmarsh in Los Angeles.
Susie Lopez discovered she was pregnant during a routine checkup for a large ovarian cyst that was slated to be removed.
Soon after breaking the news to her husband, Lopez felt abdominal pain.
They went to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, where doctors found the fetus had fully developed far outside of her uterus.
After intensive monitoring and surgery, Lopez's baby was born with no major complications.
Lopez's doctors say this outcome may be unprecedented.
For NPR News, I'm Kevin Tidmarsh.
Susie Lopez discovered she was pregnant during a routine checkup for a large ovarian cyst that was slated to be removed.
Soon after breaking the news to her husband, Lopez felt abdominal pain.
They went to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, where doctors found the fetus had fully developed far outside of her uterus.
After intensive monitoring and surgery, Lopez's baby was born with no major complications.
Lopez's doctors say this outcome may be unprecedented.
For NPR News, I'm Kevin Tidmarsh.