Later today, nurses and advocates are expected to protest in response to  Kaiser Permanente’s decision this week to stop providing gender affirming surgeries to patients under 19 years old. Kaiser is one of California’s largest hospital systems … and it’s following similar moves by Stanford Medicine and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles … in the face of political pressure from the Trump Administration.

Later today, nurses and advocates are expected to protest in response to&nbsp; Kaiser Permanente&rsquo;s decision this week to stop providing gender affirming surgeries to patients under 19 years old. Kaiser is one of California&rsquo;s largest hospital systems &hellip; and it&rsquo;s following similar moves by Stanford Medicine and Children&rsquo;s Hospital Los Angeles &hellip; in the face of political pressure from the Trump Administration.

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KQED serves the people of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories.