Advocate Health has become the latest health system to capitulate to President Donald Trump’s demands to end gender-affirming care for minors.

In a statement Thursday, the health system said it was reaching out to patients to inform them it would stop providing gender-affirming medications — including hormone therapy — for patients under 19.

“Like many health systems across the country, we have been closely monitoring the evolving regulatory environment pertaining to health care,” the statement said. “We have revised our policy to no longer provide or prescribe gender-affirming care medications for patients under age 19.”

The statement also said Advocate had established a 24/7 hotline for its patients, specifically to answer questions and provide counseling needs after “recognizing that

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