In the memo obtained by 8News, Miyares said that, given the terms of the executive order, the "chemical and surgical mutilation of children must end immediately."

Two major Virginia hospital systems are suspending gender-affirming care for minors in response to directives from the White House and state officials.

UVA and VCU are cowering in the face of a directive from Attorney General Jason Miyares to stop providing gender-affirming healthcare to trans minors.

Health and the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU have suspended gender-affirming care for transgender patients under 19 years old in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order that cuts federal funding for such care.