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Five-year-old Harper Finn, who was injured in an accident at the Effingham County Fair, has passed away at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Finn was hit by the folding arm of a pace car during a horse harness race due to a malfunction. The accident is under investigation, and condolences have been expressed to the Finn family. A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $70,000 to support the family.
An investigation by Washington University into the Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital found that allegations of misconduct, including gender-affirming surgeries to children under 18, rushed psychological evaluations, and lack of parental consent, were "unsubstantiated." The report found that doctors at the facility were adhering to appropriate standards of care and were not providing prescriptions to minors without appropriate parental consent. The university did conclude that the center should take a "more detailed and formalized approach" to the process of documenting parental consent and obtaining custody documentation.