US Officials and Politicians Push to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed regulations to ban hospitals from performing sex-rejecting procedures on minors under Medicaid and Medicare, citing concerns over irreversible harm and lack of evidence for safety and efficacy, while also taking steps to restrict federal recognition of gender dysphoria as a disability and addressing illegal marketing of related products to children.
- HHS Acts to Bar Hospitals from Performing Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (.gov)
- Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It The New York Times
- Kennedy, US health officials outline new rules, warnings to block transgender care for youth in the US CNN
- Opinion | Mehmet Oz: Protecting America’s children from sex-rejecting interventions The Washington Post
- RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people NPR
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