The Veterans Affairs Department announced Monday it will no longer provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender former service members, The Hill reported.

The VA said it’s rescinding a 2018 directive that provided hormone therapy and pre- and post-operative care for gender-affirming surgery. The policy let trans veterans use restrooms and be assigned rooms in VA facilities that match their gender identity and also required staff to use their pronouns, The Hill said.

The policy reversal was done to comply with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office. The order proclaimed the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes, male and female, and prevents federal money being spent on “gender ideology.”

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