Dr. Jennifer Bauwens Unpacks HHS Study Finding No Strong Evidence to Support Transgender Procedures
Earlier this month Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, Director of Family Research Council’s Center for Family Studies, appeared on “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins” to highlight a new report from HHS regarding children with gender dysphoria.
The HHS study found no strong evidence supporting transgender procedures on children. Instead, medical experts say these children need mental and emotional support.
Over the past few years, it has become clear that the medical “consensus” regarding transgender procedures on children has been largely manufactured by pro-LGBT organizations.
Recently, the U.K.’s National Health Service announced it will start advising clinics to assess children who identify as transgender for mental health problems and other conditions.
The U.K. opted to shutter its transgender clinic and stop giving puberty blockers to children after whistleblowers revealed families were pressured into subjecting their children to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones without adequate mental health screenings or informed consent.
During her interview on “Washington Watch,” Dr. Bauwens explained how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ 409-page report further debunks the myth that children who disagree with their biological sex must undergo hormone treatments and sex-change surgeries.
All of this reminds us why Arkansas was right to pass the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act in 2021.
This good law protects children in Arkansas from being subjected to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries.
Unfortunately, the SAFE Act is currently tied up in court. However, given how medical evidence continues to show these procedures hurt kids, we believe our courts ultimately will uphold the SAFE Act as constitutional.
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