The White House announced Thursday (Dec. 18) new steps to curb transgender medical procedures for minors, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling such interventions “malpractice” that harm to children, according to news reports.
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Kennedy noted proposed HHS rules would bar hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds from performing sex-rejecting procedures on minors. Among the risks cited were infertility and impaired development, reported the Christian Post and The World and Everything in It podcast. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz also criticized what he called a “dishonest narrative” driven by politics and profit, urging less invasive care.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces HHS crackdown on ‘sex-rejecting’ surgeries for minors: ‘Malpractice’ -Christian Post
Trump administration moves to protect children from trans procedures -The World and Everything in It
HHS to Strip Funding from Hospitals Performing Sex-Reassignment Procedures on Children -National Review
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was compiled from various news reports by The Baptist Paper.
