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House lawmakers probe HHS on its backing of sex changes for kids

Aug 29, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“We are concerned that HHS officials ... inappropriately applied pressure for changes to international pediatric medical standards,” Rep. Lisa McClain... Read more

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Biden administration shifts again, appears to back sex-change surgeries for minors

Jul 10, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Neera Tanden sent an email to the Human Rights Campaign confirming that the White House supports transgender medical interventions on... Read more

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender procedures for minors

Jul 1, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Texas Supreme Court’s ruling said that the state is within its authority to outlaw extreme medical treatments for young... Read more

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Texas Supreme Court lets ban on sex changes for minors go into effect Sept. 1

Sep 1, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The highest court in Texas refused to grant a request from the Texas American Civil Liberties Union and other groups... Read more

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Catholic doctors confront groups’ call for investigation of ‘gender-affirming care’ critics

Nov 1, 2022

By Edie Heipel

A coalition of thousands of Catholic and religious medical professionals sent a letter Tuesday confronting three top medical groups. Read more

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‘Gender support’ plans at school: Here’s what parents need to know

Aug 30, 2022

By Edie Heipel

The use of gender support plans is on the rise across the country, which schools are using to “affirm” students’... Read more

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More Catholic doctors sue over ‘transgender mandate’

Aug 27, 2021

By Matt Hadro

The Catholic Medical Association has joined a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s “transgender mandate,” arguing that it tramples conscience rights... Read more

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Doctors, hospitals, fight 'transgender mandate' in federal court

Mar 4, 2021

By CNA Staff

Doctors can’t be forced to perform gender-transition surgeries against their conscientious beliefs, argued attorneys for doctors and hospitals on Wednesday... Read more

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Researchers reverse: Gender surgery offers 'no advantage' to mental health

Aug 4, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Authors of a 2019 study which claimed gender-transition surgery may improve the long-term mental health of recipients have issued a correction. They... Read more

Federal judge overturns transgender surgery mandate

Jan 3, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

A federal judge has ruled against the Obama administration’s mandate that health professionals must carry out gender reassignment surgeries, even... Read more

The danger of forcing doctors to perform gender transitions

Oct 14, 2016

By Matt Hadro

A recent federal rule has come under fire for denying doctors the ability to exercise discretion in deciding whether to... Read more