{"id":2577223,"date":"2026-03-07T12:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-hospital-stops-providing-some-trans-surgeries-to-adults\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T12:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:44:40","slug":"major-hospital-stops-providing-some-trans-surgeries-to-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-hospital-stops-providing-some-trans-surgeries-to-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Hospital Stops Providing Some Trans Surgeries to Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-hospital-stops-providing-some-trans-surgeries-to-adults%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vanderbilt University Medical Center said it will stop providing certain gender-affirming plastic surgeries for adults due to operational limits and lack of surgical coverage, while continuing non-surgical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t ... Trans Surgeries, ... For ...\">gender-affirming care<\/a> for adults 19 and older.The move occurs within Tennessee\u2019s broader context of gender-affirming care restrictions: the state previously banned such care for minors, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that ban in a 6-3 decision that overturned a lower court\u2019s ruling about minors\u2019 rights. Separately, Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a bill to prohibit TennCare (the state Medicaid program) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/researchers-find-transgender-surgery-rates-have-tripled-in-four-years\/\" title=\"Transgender surgery rates triple in just four years, researchers discover.\">covering transgender procedures<\/a>, with limited exceptions for congenital defects, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury. The Vanderbilt Hustler quotes a professor who had transgender procedures since 2022, describing worsening conditions and uncertainty about future surgeries and ongoing clinic support. The article references various local and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-mike-brown-ferguson-protest-organizers-demand-20-million-from-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"Family Of Mike Brown, Ferguson Protest Organizers Demand  Million From B... Lives Matter\">national media coverage<\/a> and related commentary about access to gender-affirming care.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt University Medical Center revealed that it would stop providing some forms of transgender operations to adults, although it will continue providing other forms of so-called gender-affirming care.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 20, a representative for Vanderbilt Health informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvlt.tv\/2026\/02\/21\/vanderbilt-says-it-will-stop-providing-some-forms-gender-affirming-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSMV<\/a> that the organization, which does not provide any form of the controversial procedures to minors due to state law, is pausing transgender plastic surgeries for those permitted under the law to have them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to operational limitations and lack of surgical coverage, Vanderbilt Health will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cease providing gender-affirming plastic surgeries<\/a> for adults,&rdquo; the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vanderbilt Health continues to provide nonsurgical gender-affirming care for adults 19 years and older.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The state of Tennessee had previously banned so-called gender affirming care for minors, including both hormones and surgeries.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); 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But they will still offer non-surgical gender-affirming care to adults over the age of 19.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Local 3 News (@Local3News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Local3News\/status\/2026349660973990357?\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Justices made a decisive 6-3 ruling in favor of the state, overturning a lower court ruling which concluded that the law violates the constitutional rights of minors obtaining the procedures.<\/p>\n<p>WSMV reported that a new bill has been introduced in Tennessee that would ban TennCare, the state Medicaid program for Tennessee, from covering transgender procedures.<\/p>\n<p>There are exceptions in the legislation for treating &ldquo;an individual&rsquo;s congenital defect, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/vanderbilthustler.com\/2026\/02\/25\/vumc-cancels-all-scheduled-gender-affirming-surgeries\/#:~:text=Vanderbilt%20University%20Medical%20Center%20announced,surgical%20coverage%20for%20the%20operations.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanderbilt Hustler<\/a>, the student newspaper of Vanderbilt University, interviewed a professor who had been receiving transgender procedures since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over time, especially in the last year, things have gotten progressively worse,&rdquo; the unnamed professor said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And one of the things I felt especially hit me and my community around me was essentially the taking down of the trans buddy system and the taking down of all LGBTQ-related support care for the clinic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The professor noted that future surgeries are by no means guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Early in April, my surgery will go through. But the future is the one that has a lot of question marks. What if I want a follow-up surgery?&rdquo; the professor continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What if there are future people who want surgeries? Where are they going to go? 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A Vanderbilt Health spokesperson told WSMV on February 20 that adult gender-affirming plastic surgeries covered by current guidelines are being paused due to operational limitations and a lack of surgical coverage, while non-surgical gender-affirming care remains available for adults aged 19 and older. Tennessee had already banned gender-affirming care for minors, including hormones and surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the state\u2019s law last year by a 6-3 vote, overturning a lower court ruling that had found the law unconstitutional for minors seeking these procedures. Reports also indicated that a bill has been introduced to restrict TennCare (the state\u2019s Medicaid program) from covering transgender procedures, with exceptions for treating congenital defects, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University\u2019s student newspaper, quoted a professor who has been receiving transgender procedures since 2022, saying conditions have worsened over time. The professor described the loss of LGBTQ support at the clinic and questioned whether future surgeries would be possible, noting uncertainty about follow-up care and how Vanderbilt will recruit patients when comprehensive healthcare may not be available<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-764.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75304,75303,75302],"class_list":["post-2577223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-adult-transgender","tag-trans-surgeries-2","tag-transgender-healthcare-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-764.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577227,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577223\/revisions\/2577227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}