1. A new CMS directive from HHS has gone out to hospitals demanding they stop gender affirming care, despite a court order saying care can continue. The memo openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups. The latest from writer Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism. - ThreadSky

erininthemorning.com • 2 days ago

1. A new CMS directive from HHS has gone out to hospitals demanding they stop gender affirming care, despite a court order saying care can continue.

The memo openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups.

The latest from writer Mira Lazine.

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douglasurner.bsky.social•2 days ago

Seems like even sending this should be grounds for contempt. BTW, in the WA case there appears to be a contempt petition in the works.

mjst1.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is disturbing. Thanks for reporting, Erin. Great job as always. We appreciate you.

evayarch.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m so glad I found you again since TikTok, thank you for the work you do. I hope you are doing well.

ammarjr.bsky.social•2 days ago

everything they do makes me furious but this targeting of a small vulnerable group. I can't help thinking about roe v wade being overturned and the impact that has on government overreach into our healthcare choices.

realgreenhorse.bsky.social•2 days ago

Censure RFK! I'm so done with this lawbreaking GOP band of bullies. Republicans for PRISON. If you didn't enable illegal actions by the government, then you will be safe. Laws and rules mean NOTHING if not enforced. They mean NOTHING if they're unenforceable as well. Party of law and order MY ASS!!

riki-the-luddite.bsky.social•2 days ago

Adding "for minors" would've kept my blood pressure from a spike. Sure, it is a reprehensible memo, but the omission of who this affects made my already difficult day a little worse. I support affirming care for transfolk of ANY age, but also support accurate post labels.

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

Sorry. We put Trans Youth Care in the title, so hopefully most people see that.

riki-the-luddite.bsky.social•2 days ago

The cutboff on my screen is "... Demands Hospitals Stop..." It is no big deal. My blood pressure spikes several times a day now. I transitioned 39 years ago, at 20. My aging body is having an adverse reaction to today's news. Day after flippin' day...

yulikitsune.bsky.social•1 day ago

Honey, it's perfectly okay to say "fucking." It helps to reduce my blood pressure, and honestly, it reduces my stress, too.

riki-the-luddite.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nope. I am an old woman, set in my ways. I am as likely to use colorful language as I am to leave a dirty plate in my sink.

joekalicki.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hopefully everyone just throws in in the trash and doesn't comply

resist77.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hospitals should follow the law and not comply in advance. Ignore authoritarian threats until this is litigated in the courts.

This directive is currently unenforceable.

antelopecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

In addition, the whole bit about losing federal funding? What guarantee does anyone have right now that funding will continue anyway?

paulaintulsaok.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fucking soulless pricks

mgreenberg.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why don’t hospitals sue the govt? We’re relying on individuals suing and stage AGs suing. Hospitals should work together and bring their own lawsuits and fight for their patients, for their ethics, for the science.

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

2. Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued a memo to federally funded hospitals, demanding they comply with Trump’s recently enjoined executive order restricting gender-affirming care for minors.

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

3. The memo is entirely unenforceable, serving only as a statement of the prevailing opinion within CMS. However, because Trump’s executive order hinges on threats to revoke federal funding from noncompliant hospitals, it could could indicate they are willing to ignore that ruling.

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

4. The memo and press release are rife with scientifically inaccurate claims, misrepresenting even their own sources It even openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups such as the misleadingly-named Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM), Do No Harm, and American College of Pediatricians.

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

5. One of its central claims—that more than 80% of transgender youth will eventually cease identifying as trans has been widely debunked, including in prior reporting by Erin in the Morning.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/debunked-no-80-of-trans-youth-do?utm_source=publication-search

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

6. The letter misleadingly claims the US is an "outlier" in trans care. The French Society of Pediatric Endocrinology overwhelmingly endorsed trans care for minors. In Australia, medical associations have issued statements in support of care, while the Canadian government explicitly endorses it.

erininthemorning.com•2 days ago

7. Gender affirming care is based on rigorous scientific evidence. A literature review from Cornell University found that gender affirming care significantly lowers the risk of suicidality in transgender youth via protective effects on mental health.

loosf.bsky.social•2 days ago

they keep bringing this one up. It does not matter how wrong it is, they want to belive it.

Extermination is the point

bikeengineer.bsky.social•2 days ago

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eeveeiynn.bsky.social•2 days ago

the party of law and order seemingly have no due regard for law and order. who would’ve thought?

bothpithyandangry.bsky.social•2 days ago

CMS specifically... That's ominous

madamairlock.bsky.social•1 day ago

@erininthemorning.com Are you getting DDOSed or something? Your posts on Bluesky are always great, but I can never get your links to https://erininthemorning.com to load - I've tried Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, and mobile on my phone versus on my PC - nothing.

madamairlock.bsky.social•1 day ago

@erininthemorning.com Never mind, I see the problem - your HTTPS certificate has been expired for over 600 days, so my browsers refuse to connect to it. You should fix that, I bet a lot of people have the same problem.

mari-moxy.bsky.social•22 hours ago

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mdeleon1.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hate, yes, hate these fake people and fake studies causing such chaos for Transgenders. I thought not trans had to live through a life of shame being in the closet my whole adult life until 2016. I can imagine the fear our trans family feels.

bluedotmama.bsky.social•2 days ago

Their deliberately bigoted cruelty is just soul crushing. It’s either scream or cry right about now. Or both.

karenoia.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's a big deal. A big screwed up deal. Never have I wanted my daughters to leave the US faster. I hate this.

grudgecat.bsky.social•1 day ago

There is little that scares hospital exes more than the thought of losing CMS funding. They should not preemptively comply, but I'm sure many will. This could do a lot of damage.

krrow.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why should they have to capitulate to bullies? To hospitals: Do not comply in advance. Remember your professional ethics.

Also: ya'll need to read "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder.

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