New Zealand Joins Growing List of Countries Protecting Children from Puberty Blockers

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New Zealand has become the latest country to stop prescribing puberty blockers to children with gender dysphoria. The move comes as nations examine the risks and lack of long-term studies on these experimental treatments.

Starting in mid-December, doctors in New Zealand will no longer be allowed to prescribe these drugs to new patients, though those currently taking them can continue.

This decision puts New Zealand more or less alongside the U.K., Sweden, Finland, most states in the U.S., and other nations that have stepped back from so-called “gender-affirming care” for children.

Public health experts and policymakers have found that science simply does not support giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids. These drugs and procedures carry serious risks — including infertility, sexual dysfunction, impaired bone density, and cardiovascular problems.

As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has demonstrated, the so-called “medical consensus” regarding transgender procedures on children has been largely manufactured by pro-LGBT activists.

Whistleblowers have come forward to testify about how they were rushed through gender transitions as children without understanding the procedures’ risks, consequences, or alternatives.

In January, President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting federal funding from being used for sex-change procedures on kids, and the federal government is soon expected to propose new rules that could help protect children from sex-change procedures nationwide.

Earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a public inquiry into whether U.S. doctors and clinics may have deceived parents and children about the risks of these procedures. The U.S. Department of Justice also subpoenaed doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.

In September, the U.S. Department of Justice sent Congress the federal Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act. The proposed federal law would generally prevent doctors, hospitals, and clinics from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

In 2021, lawmakers in Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act. This good law generally prohibits doctors from performing sex-change procedures on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The SAFE Act has been upheld in federal court and is protecting children in Arkansas right now.

The fact that more countries are putting a stop to these transgender procedures proves that Arkansas was right to pass the SAFE Act in 2021. Other states should follow Arkansas’– and New Zealand’s — example by protecting children from experimentation.

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HHS Report Confirms Sex-Change Procedures Harm Children

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On November 19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a peer-reviewed report confirming what most Americans already knew: Sex-change procedures are dangerous for children.

The report reviewed evidence and best practices for treating children and adolescents with gender dysphoria.

The HHS report found that performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving children puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones carries risk of “significant harms including infertility/sterility, sexual dysfunction, impaired bone density accrual, adverse cognitive impacts, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders, psychiatric disorders, surgical complications, and regret.”

The report also noted that pro-LGBT groups actually manufactured much of the so-called “medical consensus” in favor of these sex-change procedures, writing:

U.S. medical associations played a key role in creating a perception that there is professional consensus in support of pediatric medical transition. This apparent consensus, however, is driven primarily by a small number of specialized committees, influenced by WPATH. It is not clear that the official views of these associations are shared by the wider medical community, or even by most of their members. There is evidence that some medical and mental health associations have suppressed dissent and stifled debate about this issue among their members.

This latest report adds to a growing body of evidence that shows sex-change procedures hurt children.

Public health experts and policymakers 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.

Whistleblowers have come forward to testify about how they were rushed through gender transitions as children without understanding the procedures’ risks, consequences, or alternatives. It is absolutely vital that Americans understand just how harmful these procedures are.

In January, President Trump issued an executive order prohibiting federal funding from being used for sex-change procedures on kids, and the federal government is soon expected to propose new rules that could help protect children from sex-change procedures nationwide.

Earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a public inquiry into whether U.S. doctors and clinics may have deceived parents and children about the risks of these procedures. The U.S. Department of Justice also subpoenaed doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.

In September, the U.S. Department of Justice sent Congress the federal Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act. The proposed federal law would generally prevent doctors, hospitals, and clinics from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

In 2021, lawmakers in Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act. This good law generally prohibits doctors from performing sex-change procedures on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The SAFE Act has been upheld in federal court and is protecting children in Arkansas right now.

This latest report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services further shows that lawmakers did the right thing by passing the SAFE Act nearly five years ago.

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International Olympic Committee One Step Closer to Keeping Men Out of Women’s Events

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The BBC reports the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is one step closer to introducing a rule that would keep men out of women’s Olympic events.

The news came after a presentation from Dr. Jane Thornton, IOC director of health, medicine, and science, showing that men “retain physical advantages even after undergoing hormone therapy.”

The IOC could adopt new guidelines before its 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Letting men compete in women’s sports reverses 50 years of advancements for women and effectively erases women’s athletics.

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

Concerned Women for America reports that more than 1,900 male athletes who claim to be female have taken first place medals away from women and girls.

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

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.

Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order protecting fairness in women’s sports under federal law. Since then, athletic programs around the country have taken steps to keep men out of women’s sports.

Some would argue the Olympic Games are the most important athletic competition on the planet. With that in mind, it’s good to see the International Olympic Committee taking steps to protect fairness at its events.

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