Trump Threatens Democrats’ Child Sex-Change Policies

_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

The Trump administration just sent an unmistakable message: Radical medical experiments on children will not be tolerated.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a sweeping 409-page report concluding that medical interventions for minors with gender dysphoria — such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries — are supported by “very weak evidence” and carry significant, often irreversible risks.

The report was commissioned by President Trump’s January executive order, which halted federal funding for these procedures.

_THE FACTS_

• The HHS report found "very weak evidence" that medical transitions offer any benefit for children with gender dysphoria.

• Researchers concluded puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries carry "significant risks," with most causing irreversible physical changes.

• President Trump's January executive order directed HHS to review best practices and cut federal funding for child sex changes.

• The report urges doctors to prioritize behavioral or talk therapy over medical interventions for minors.

• It identified "methodological flaws" in influential research like the 2006 Dutch Protocol, which recommended “highly medicalized” treatments for gender dysphoria.

• The review points to a "growing international concern" and restricted access to pediatric transitions overseas.

• The White House stated that over 4,000 children underwent sex change operations during the first three years of the Biden administration.

• NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya stated, "We must follow the gold standard of science," not activist agendas.

• White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller proclaimed from the White House podium, “It is child abuse to change a child's gender, particularly if you do not inform the parents.”

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