Justice Department Asks Congress to Protect Children from Sex-Change Procedures
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice sent a proposal to Congress that would protect children from sex-change procedures.
The federal Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act would generally prevent doctors, hospitals, and clinics from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.
In a press release, the DOJ said,
“The Department of Justice has heard from far too many families who have been devastated by mutilative medical procedures that fly in the face of basic biology,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “While we continue our ongoing legal battle to protect children, we appreciate our colleagues in Congress who are working diligently alongside us to end these abusive procedures once and for all.”
The federal legislation would track with an executive order President Trump issued earlier this year.
In 2021, Arkansas became the first state in the nation to pass a law protecting children from sex-change procedures. The Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act prohibits doctors from performing sex-change surgeries or giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors. That law was recently upheld in federal court. Since 2021, other states have enacted similar laws. A federal measure like the Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act could help protect children nationwide.
Over the past five years, it has become clear that the medical “consensus” regarding transgender procedures on children was largely manufactured by pro-LGBT activists.
Men and women have come forward with chilling testimony about how they were rushed through gender transitions as children without knowing the procedures’ risks, consequences, and alternatives.
Sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones can leave children permanently scarred, sterilized, and at risk of serious health conditions.
Public health experts in the U.S., the U.K., Sweden, Finland, and other nations have found that science simply does not support giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a public inquiry into whether U.S. doctors and clinics may have deceived parents and children about the risks of these procedures, and the U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.
A federal measure protecting children from sex-change procedures isn’t just good policy—it’s common sense, and it’s long overdue.
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