Major Children’s Hospital to Halt Gender Procedures Amid Legal Scrutiny

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Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., is set to stop performing sex-change procedures on children.

A statement on the hospital’s website says it will stop prescribing “gender-affirming medications” — that is, puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones — effective August 30. The statement indicates the decision was prompted by “escalating legal and regulatory risks” to the hospital, its providers, and its patients.

Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had issued subpoenas to doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.

The Federal Trade Commission also hosted a workshop highlighting the dangers of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children. Both federal agencies appear to be concerned about the deception that often surrounds sex-change procedures — especially when these procedures are performed on children.

In recent years, men and women have come forward with chilling testimony about how they were rushed through gender-transition as children, and experts have revealed how the medical “consensus” in support of performing transgender procedures on children was largely manufactured by pro-LGBT organizations.

Medical experts in the U.K., Sweden, Finland, and elsewhere have found that science simply does not support giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids.

In 2021, Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act prohibiting doctors from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Unfortunately, a federal judge blocked the SAFE Act, but in June the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar law in Tennessee.

Last week, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office argued in federal court that the decision confirms what he and others have said all along: The SAFE Act is a good law that protects children “from dangerous, experimental gender-transition procedures.”

Since 2021, scientific research has continued to show Arkansas made the right call by passing a law protecting children from sex-change procedures. Public opinion polling shows Arkansans support laws like the SAFE Act.

Sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones can leave children permanently scarred, sterilized, and at risk of serious health conditions. Doctors do not know the long-term effects that these procedures might have on people. The SAFE Act is a good law that protects children in Arkansas, and we believe our federal courts will ultimately uphold it as constitutional.

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Biological Male Sues Princeton After Being Excluded from Women’s Track Event

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Fox News reports a biological male is suing Princeton University after being excluded from the women’s 200-meter sprint at a school track event in May. The lawsuit alleges Princeton violated New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law that gives a protected status to “gender identity or expression.”

We have written repeatedly how letting men compete in women’s sports reverses 50 years of advancements for women and effectively erases women’s athletics.

It hampers their ability to compete for athletic scholarships, and it hurts their professional opportunities as adults. In some sports, it can even be dangerous.

Female swimmers, powerlifters, cyclists, sprinters, volleyball players, and others have seen their sports radically changed by men who claim to be women.

Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order protecting fairness in women’s sports under Title IX. As a result, schools like UPenn have agreed to take steps to make sure biological males don’t compete in women’s athletics.

In 2021 Arkansas passed Act 461 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R — Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R — Smackover) preventing male student athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school. This good law protects fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas.

At the time, some people questioned if it was really necessary to pass Act 461, but four years later, it’s clear Arkansas lawmakers made the right call. Since then, some 29 states have passed similar measures protecting fairness in women’s sports.

It’s also worth remembering that in the past, lawmakers in Arkansas have proposed legislation creating protected classes under state law. We have written about how those types of laws carry unintended consequences — especially if the law creates special protections based on sexual-orientation or gender identity. This “anti-discrimination” lawsuit in New Jersey underscores those unintended consequences.

Most Americans agree that athletes should compete according to their biological sex — not their gender identity.

We deeply appreciate our elected leaders and policymakers who work hard to stand up for fairness in women’s sports both in Arkansas and across the country.

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DOJ Subpoenas Clinics Over Transgender Procedures on Children

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Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a short press release announcing it had issued subpoenas to doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.

The statement said,

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children.

The Department’s investigations include healthcare fraud, false statements, and more.

“Medical professionals and organizations that mutilated children in the service of a warped ideology will be held accountable by this Department of Justice.” — Attorney General Pamela Bondi

Last Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission also hosted a workshop highlighting the dangers of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children.

Both federal agencies appear to be concerned about the deception that often surrounds sex-change procedures — especially when these procedures are performed on children.

Sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones can leave children permanently scarred, sterilized, and at risk of serious health conditions.

Last fall, medical experts at the organization Do No Harm released a report showing that from 2019 to 2023, dozens of children in Arkansas underwent sex-change surgeries or were prescribed puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Doctors do not know the long-term effects that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones might have on people. However, files leaked from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) organization show medical professionals have been fully aware that these procedures can lead to lasting regret and complications — some of which may even be life-threatening.

Since 2021, a major hospital in Sweden has announced that it would no longer give puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids, the U.K. has adopted policies to protect children from puberty blockers, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added a warning label to puberty blockers after discovering they caused brain swelling in some biological girls.

In a comprehensive study published last year, Finnish researchers found transgender surgeries did not appear to resolve the underlying emotional and mental issues that youth with gender dysphoria faced.

And gender clinics have been shown to rush children and families through the transition process without adequate informed-consent and mental health screenings.

In 2021, Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act prohibiting doctors from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Unfortunately, a federal judge blocked the state from enforcing the law. However, in June the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision upholding a Tennessee law similar to Arkansas’ SAFE Act, and Attorney General Tim Griffin’s team has argued the ruling underscores that the SAFE Act is constitutional as well.

It’s good to see our state and federal policymakers taking a stand on this issue, and we look forward to a day when children are protected from these dangerous procedures.

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