Trump Halts Taxpayer-Funded Trans Surgeries in Federal Prisons

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Trump Halts Taxpayer-Funded Trans Surgeries in Federal Prisons

By Charlie McCarthy    |   Tuesday, 03 March 2026 09:28 AM EST

The Trump administration no longer will financially cover cosmetic surgeries and cross-sex hormones for transgender federal prison inmates.

In a move projected to save taxpayers nearly $2 million, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued new guidance Feb. 19, ending federal funding for gender-transition surgeries and hormone treatments for inmates who identify as transgender, the Washington Examiner reported Tuesday.

The policy reverses Biden-era directives that required wardens to provide and pay for hormone therapy and certain surgical procedures.