Corewell Health will no longer provide gender-affirming care to minors.

Noting the “serious risk of legal and regulatory action,” the health system said Thursday, Sept. 11, that it would stop prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapy to minors for gender affirmation.

“Like many health care systems across the country, we made this decision to protect both our health care providers and our patients,” Corewell said in a statement provided to MLive. “We will continue to compassionately address the health needs of our patients who are in transition or wish to transition, including providing mental health support.”

Long-standing policy already prevented gender-affirming surgeries on minors.

What it has offered was the use of puberty blockers, which delay onset or progression of puberty

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