Entry #20639: Gender-affirming care in New Jersey

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RegionNew Jersey
IssueGender-affirming care
StatusLegal, but restricted for minors
Start DateOct 1, 2025
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 2025, RWJ Barnabas stopped providing gender-affirming care to new patients under the age of 19 and parents have claimed that even existing patients were also affected. Private care is still legal and protected in New Jersey however.
Sourceshttps://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/nj-parents-fear-losing-health-care-for-transgender-children/
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/20/parents-hospital-chain-gender-affirming-care-minors/


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Original entry
StatusLegal, but restricted for minors
Start DateOct 1, 2025
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 2025, RWJ Barnabas stopped providing gender-affirming care to new patients under the age of 19 and parents have claimed that even existing patients were also affected. Private care is still legal and protected in New Jersey however.
Sourceshttps://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/10/nj-parents-fear-losing-health-care-for-transgender-children/ https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/20/parents-hospital-chain-gender-affirming-care-minors/