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It's Wednesday, February 5th.

Seattle Children's canceled a 16-year-old's gender affirmation surgery, his family says,

citing President Trump's executive

order that bars federal funds to clinics that provide such care to trans youth.

Anne Dornfeld has the story.

After three years on the waiting list, the Seattle teen's top surgery was scheduled for Tuesday,

but his mom says children's called it off late the day before.

The person at Seattle Children's called it off late the day before.

The person at Seattle Children's who deals with insurance approvals called my son while he was on the bus on the way home from school and told him that because of the executive order,

all gender affirming surgeries weren't being postponed. At Children's spokesperson, Jen Morgan, said their hearts

go out to affected families, but that the hospital is in an incredibly difficult situation because

losing eligibility for federal funds would jeopardize care for kids across the Northwest.

The 16-year-old says, although he understands the reasoning,

My surgery would not have inhibited their ability to receive federal

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