Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago

A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens

KFF Health News Original

In the wake of an executive order by President Donald Trump opposing gender-affirming surgeries for minors, hospitals are pausing procedures — even those already scheduled. Families fear the eventual loss of all gender-affirming care for their transgender kids.

On the Wisconsin-Illinois Border: Clinics in Neighboring States Team Up on Abortion Care

KFF Health News Original

When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Wisconsin banned nearly all abortions. To preserve access, now more than a dozen providers are traveling across the border into Illinois to treat patients. This partnership between Planned Parenthood organizations could be a model as dozens of abortion clinics close across the U.S.