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| Region | New Jersey |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 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. |
| Sources | https://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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| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 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. |
| Sources | https://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/ |