Nationwide Children's Hospital will stop prescribing gender-affirming medications by Sept. 26.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nationwide Children's Hospital confirmed Friday it will stop prescribing gender-affirming medications to patients starting later this month.
A spokesperson for the hospital said that while they are currently in compliance with state and federal regulations, the decision was made "in order to proactively plan and support our providers and patients in a rapidly changing regulatory environment."
Nationwide Children's Hospital will stop providing gender-affirming medication prescriptions on Sept. 26.
The spokesperson said they will work with affected patients to end their prescriptions, "with patient safety as a top priority."
"Nationwide Children's will continue to support these patients and families through the provision of behavioral health services, and any other needed healthcare," the spokesperson added.
The hospital did not say how many patients would be affected.
In April, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the state could enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Gov. Mike DeWine had originally vetoed the ban, but it was later overturned by Republican lawmakers.
The law calls for banning counseling, surgery and hormone therapy for youth, unless they are already receiving such therapies and a doctor deems it risky to stop.
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A military judge sentenced Pvt. Deron Gordon to over six years in prison for sexually assaulting a college student.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who sexually assaulted a college student in the barracks in 2024 was sentenced to more than six years in prison Friday.
A military judge sentenced Pvt. Deron Gordon, 20, to six years and three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one specification each of sexual assault, abusive sexual contact and as a principal to indecent recording.
Gordon was previously charged with additional crimes, but those were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Gordon is one of four soldiers who were charged in in connection to the sexual assault of a college student, who is now a commissioned Army officer, in October 2024.
When Gordon pleaded guilty, he said that he and another soldier followed the college student into a bedroom after she had been drinking with them. He said she was unstable walking into the room and when they went inside she was on the bed and not responsive.
Gordon said he and the other soldier each proceeded to have sex with her and they filmed each other sexually assaulting her on Snapchat.
As part of his sentencing, Gordon will be reduced in rank to E-1 and dishonorably discharged from the Army.
Gordon will serve the remainder of his sentencing at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Once he is released, Gordon must register as a sex offender.
The three other soldiers who were charged in the incident are at different points in the legal process, and their cases are being treated separately.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Additional resources are available on the Washington State Department of Health's website.
KING 5’s Conner Board contributed to this report.
