The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young peoples’ gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to limit access to gender transition surgeries for people younger than 19, marking the president’s latest policy move against transgender rights.

The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.

The president's executive order prohibits federal funds from being spent by institutions providing gender-affirming care to people under 19.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.

The order attempts to end federal funding or support for gender-transition care for people under the age of 19. It is set to face legal challenges.

Puberty blockers and hormone treatment for under 19s will be subject to federal restrictions, an executive order says.