Tacoma’s Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital stops offering gender-affirming medical care to new patients

Members of the Washington State Nurses Association were also in attendance at the rally. Jared Richardson, a nurse representative for the union at Mary Bridge, said the nurses want to offer the best care for their patients and that this decision isn’t based on science.

“ It’s about appeasing the federal administration right now, it has nothing to do with care. The evidence is clear that care for gender affirming care for trans kids improves mental health,” Richardson said. “Shame on MultiCare for the decisions that they’re making.”