President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to end federal support for medical procedures aimed at altering sex or gender that involve surgical interventions or the use of puberty blocker

The president's executive order prohibits federal funds from being spent by institutions providing gender-affirming care to people under 19.

Tuesday's move barred the federal government from funding or helping minors obtain puberty blockers, sex hormones and surgical procedures. The order applies to health care plans for federal employees and plans that are administered through Medicaid,

The executive order instructs agencies to ensure hospitals and other institutions receiving federal money stop offering gender-affirming care for minors.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to all federal funding or support for healthcare that aids the transition of transgender youth, the latest in a series of actions limiting transgender rights in his first eight days in office.