In the Media - 2022
A Practical Look at Gender Dysphoria
Washington Watch, December 20, 2022
Dr. Quentin Van Meter provides a clinical look at how parents should deal with Gender Dysphoria.
American Girl book author relied on doctor who pushed puberty blockers, breast binding
Christian Post Reporter, December 13, 2022
An American Girl book advocating for the use of experimental puberty-blocking drugs to give girls more time to think about their "gender identity" appears to have relied on the expertise of a doctor who has advocated for the use of breast binding and genital tucking.
Biden’s Woke Trans Bill To Force Christian Doctors To Perform And Abortions Fails
The Published Reporter, December 13, 2022
"The transgender craze is growing and metastasizing in America and worldwide. Confusion is abounding. And while Western cultures celebrate and elevate gender chaos, the societal and cultural costs are quickly mounting."
A Second Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Administration’s Abortion and Transgender Mandate
Daily Citizen, December 12, 2022
Following closely on the heels of a victory in favor of the religious conscience of medical professionals from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last August, the 8th Circuit has now also ruled that a federal policy requiring healthcare professionals to perform abortions and gender transition surgeries violates federal law.
Flawed Trans Youth Studies Are Ousted But Radical LGBTQ Activists Keep Pushing Debunked Results
The Published Reporter, December 7, 2022
A controversial new 2022 study in the journal Pediatrics is garnering backlash by critics in the medical profession and alternative media. The study set out to refute that social pressure rather than organic processes is the major cause of transgender self-identification among youth.
Biden official says taxpayer money should pay for body mutilating sex-change surgeries for kids
The Christian Post, December 3, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, said that the Biden administration supports using taxpayer dollars to cover the costs of elective body-deforming surgeries on youth, such as mastectomies and vaginoplasties. His responses were submitted Tuesday to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Tuesday.
Religious Freedom Victory for Doctors and Hospitals Over Abortion and ‘Gender Transition’ Mandate
Daily Citizen, November 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chose not to appeal a recent court decision stating the agency could not force doctors and hospitals to perform abortions or “gender reassignment surgeries.”
Florida Move To Ban Transgender Medical Treatment For Children
Vision Christian Media, November 11, 2022
Florida is on track to become the fourth US state to ban gender transition procedures for children. The State’s Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine have voted to ban minors from obtaining puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender transition surgeries.
Tucking And Binding Are Trendy With Gender Dysphoric Kids. Pediatricians Warn They’re Not Harmless.
Daily Wire, October 31, 2022
As more and more children are exposed to the concept of gender identity, many youngsters are experimenting with using clothing to smash down body parts they don’t like.
No Child Is Born In The Wrong Body
The Published Reporter, October 28, 2022
Has the tidal wave of the recent revved up gender ideology movement and the radical activists of transgenderism played a part in gender affirming care and medicalization of minors? Are gender affirming schools, mental health centers, and churches increasing biological sex confusion in minors?
Bold Doctors Stand Up, Reveal ‘Weapons’ Used to Silence Those Who Question Trans Chaos
Faith Wire, October 26, 2022
As the debate heats up over the impact of the transgender movement on children, two bold doctors are speaking up about what they see as bullying tactics aimed at silencing critics — and the truth.
Chest reconstruction surgeries on trans-identified youth increase nearly 400% in 3 years
Christian Post, October 20, 2022
A new report suggests that chest reconstruction surgeries performed on adolescents with gender dysphoria increased nearly 400% from 2016 to 2019 as concerns about the ethics and consequences of medical interventions for trans-identified youth persist.
Biden administration funds studies on danger of transgender hormonal treatments
Fox News, October 20, 2022
The most thorough research on transgender hormone treatments shows significant health risks and miniscule, if any, benefits. Experimental and unproven hormonal and surgical procedures imperil already at-risk gender dysphoric youth. Transgender interventions are increasingly out of step with science.
Parents say California bill ignores their rights when kids want sex reassignment
The Center Square, September 22, 2022
Parents nationwide have rallied together to challenge a newly passed California bill that would allow a judge to revoke parental rights over a child who came from a different state seeking transgender surgery, puberty blockers and more.
Dr. Quentin Van Meter on the Possibility of Gender Therapy for 4-Year-Olds
Washington Watch, September 20, 2022
Dr. Quentin Van Meter, President, American College of Pediatricians, reacts to the possibility of gender therapies being performed on children as young as four years old in South Carolina.
US paediatricians want ‘evidence not ideology’ for gender-confused kids
The Christian Institute, September 12, 2022
Paediatricians in the US are challenging their own professional body over its ‘affirming’ approach to transgenderism.
American Academy of Pediatrics accused of silencing doctors' criticism of puberty blockers
The Christian Post, August 15, 2022
The American College of Pediatrics has been accused of stonewalling debate on hormone drugs and puberty blockers as some member doctors have pushed back against a drug-first approach for children with gender dysphoria.
Florida publishes rule barring Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming health care
The Hill, August 12, 2022
A rule published Wednesday by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which controls most of the state’s Medicaid program, eliminates coverage for gender-affirming health care for transgender Floridians of all ages.
Deeply Flawed Trans Youth Study Shows Desperation of LGBT Activists
The Washington Stand, August 8, 2022
A controversial new study in the journal Pediatrics is nabbing all sorts of headlines for suggesting that the spike in trans-identifying young people has nothing to do with peer pressure. Yet, in recent years, there has been an explosion of transgender cases, up 250-500 times.
Dr. Van Meter Exposes the Potentially Harmful Effects of Puberty Blockers
FRC Washington Watch, July 29, 2022
Quentin Van Meter, President of the American College of Pediatricians, exposes the potentially harmful effects of puberty blockers, which led to a recent FDA warning for their use in treatment.
Former Shill For Opioid Maker Is Now Promoting Sex Changes For Children
Daily Caller, July 28, 2022
Many medical experts have disputed the safety of gender-affirming medications, citing the potential harms of the treatments themselves and of fast-tracking children through gender transitions without directly addressing mental health issues.
California nurse-midwives struggle to find abortion training
The Paradise, July 28, 2022
Despite these requirements, many OB/GYN students do not actually receive hands on training, and many opt out of learning how to commit abortions.
Trans Surgery Teens Would Get 30 Years to Sue, Under GOP Bill
CNS News, June 24, 2022
If this new bill becomes law, teens will soon be able to sue the doctors who performed permanent, life-altering, transgender surgeries on them while they were underage.
Biden Executive Order Targets States That Oppose Trans Athletes in Girl's Sports and Gender-Changes for Kids
CBN News, June 16, 2022
President Joe Biden is using executive orders to undermine state laws that curb LGBTQI+ initiatives in public schools, trying to garner political points with the LGBT community during its so-called pride month.
The Science On Brain Development Rebukes Those Pushing Gender Transition On Kids
The Federalist, June 16, 2022
Our society is encouraging adolescents to make crucial decisions with lifelong consequences as research continues to document the immaturity of the adolescent brain. It does not utilize the strategizing and planning center, the prefrontal cortex, in the same manner as adults.
Transgender Organization Suggests Hormones and Surgeries Should Start Even Earlier for Gender-Confused Teens
The Daily Citizen, June 15, 2022
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) says it will lower the recommended age for so-called “gender transition treatments,” suggesting opposite-sex hormones start at age 14, instead of age 16, as previously recommended. The organization is also lowering its suggested age for surgeries by one year, saying some “transgender” surgeries can begin as early as age 15.
‘What is a Woman?’: a provocative look at the transgender debate
Mercator Net, June 14, 2022
What is a Woman?, Walsh’s latest documentary has been produced by the Daily Wire, a bumptious but highly professional conservative media company. It is structured as a series of Socratic dialogues about the transgender debate.
Biden puts gender wokery before school meals
TCW Daily, June 7, 2022
WHICH policy should have greater priority in the life of a government: providing free or subsidized school meals for poor children, or ensuring that boys who want to be girls are allowed to compete in girls’ sporting competitions? Most of us would see providing nutritious meals for needy children to be of greater importance. Not so the woke Biden administration in the US.
MLB team's 'Pride Night' ticket sales to benefit groups funding trans surgeries
The Christian Post, May 31, 2022
Detroit Tigers fans attending Wednesday's game at Comerica Park are being urged to donate to organizations that push puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and perform body mutilating surgeries on youth who suffer from gender confusion as part of the team's celebration of "Pride Night."
The nation’s strongest pro-life law and another California abortion 'safe city'
Washington Examiner, May 26, 2022
Oklahoma’s HB 4327, signed into law Wednesday, exceeds the Texas heartbeat bill in its protection of pre-born babies. It bans abortion from conception, rather than from detection of a heartbeat, in all cases except for incest, rape, sexual assault, or saving the mother’s life.
Leaked High Court Draft Opinion Shows Courage, Compassion for Both Mother and Unborn Child
Daily Signal, May 13, 2022
Because convenience does not affect how human the baby is, “reproductive justice” is not what abortion accomplishes. Justice is not delivered by terminating a person who is perceived as being inconvenient at any stage of life, and doing so prior to birth is no different.
The Left's Extreme Women’s Health Protection Act Puts Lives at Risk
Townhall, May 11. 2022
From that unique perspective, I find that the deceptively named Women’s Health Protection Act is an extreme brand of politics that puts lives at risk by allowing elective abortion on demand until birth.
Just Follow the Science
Gasconade County Republican, May 11, 2022
When it comes to COVID-19, Democrats and our current President, Joe Biden, have a catchphrase they like to use: “follow the science.” But, they are inconsistent.
Florida Follows the Science With New Guidelines on Transgender Treatment for Kids
Daily Signal, April 20, 2022
The Florida Department of Health released new guidelines Wednesday about treating gender dysphoria in children. Unlike the recent guidance from the Biden administration, Florida’s guidance doesn’t promote aggressive medical interventions for minors who are struggling with gender dysphoria.
Disney Ad Saying Americans Opposing Gender Mutilation Of Kids Will ‘Tear Families Apart’
Christianity Daily, April 13, 2022
The Walt Disney Company will be airing an ad created by LGBT advocacy organization GLAAD that claims some politicians “tear families apart” by passing bills banning genital mutilation surgeries for children.
White House Press Secretary Says Cross-Sex Hormones, Puberty Blockers Are 'Best Practice' For ‘Gender-Confused’ Youth
Christianity Daily, April 11, 2022
The Biden administration's endorsement of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers may pave the way for its broader use among minors.
Biden's Press Secretary Pushes Gender Change Procedures for American Kids
CBN News, April 11, 2022
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is opposing a move by the Alabama Legislature to pass legislation that protects impressionable young children from the irreversible effects of gender-changing medications and gender-transition surgeries.
Gruesome late-term abortions in Washington
The Washington Times- Opinion, April 7, 2022
"Did you actually look at the photographs of the five aborted fetuses obtained by pro-life activist Lauren Handy and turned over to D.C. police on Wednesday?" The powerful words of abolitionist William Wilberforce are applicable. “You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know.”
Arizona governor Doug Ducey signs bill to protect minors from destructive medical experimentation
American Thinker, April 1, 2022
Doug Ducey, governor of Arizona, signed two bills protecting Arizonans from the influence of transgender politics and activism. One of those pieces of legislation was aptly named “Arizona’s Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act.”
Biden administration goes all-in on teenage trans surgeries despite huge risks
Colorado Gazette, April 1, 2022
The Biden administration has unfurled a transgender medical policy that calls for irreversible procedures on minors that are shown to reduce their life expectancy by as much as 50%.
Top pediatrician: Teenage transgender medicine a deadly path
Washington Examiner, March 23, 2022
The number of teenagers identifying as transgender has exploded. Advocates say the movement protects young people from marginalization. Some experts, however, many of whom consider themselves survivors, warn against treating adolescent confusion with drugs and surgeries that have irreversible physical and psychological effects.
Pro-Life Groups Slam Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee
The Daily Caller, March 22, 2022
Dozens of pro-life leaders raised concerns about the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders. “She has been handpicked by a pro-abortion president to satisfy the pressure campaign from pro-abortion, progressive activists.”
Texas Children's Hospital halts puberty blockers for gender transition after AG 'child abuse' label
The Christian Post, March 9, 2022
The largest pediatric hospital in Texas has announced that it will no longer provide puberty blockers to children after the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote an opinion labeling the practice “child abuse.” The American College of Pediatricians has long voiced its opposition to using puberty-blocking drugs on children with gender dysphoria, calling such treatments "experimental."
SPLC Continues to Label Conservative Christian Organizations as ‘Hate Groups’
The Daily Citizen, March 9, 2022
The Southern Poverty Law Center targets conservative and Christian organizations such as Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the Family Research Council (FRC) and the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) as "hate groups."
"Of course, none of these are hate groups."
"Of course, none of these are hate groups."
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Texas attorney general calls trans surgeries, puberty blockers 'child abuse' in formal opinion
The Christian Post, February 22, 2022
Texas AG Paxton said that certain sex-change procedures and treatments “can legally constitute child abuse under several provisions of chapter 261 of the Texas Family Code.”
3 Myths From Trans Folklorists
The Federalist, February 3, 2022
The American College of Pediatricians, one of the few medical associations not given over to woke indoctrination, has spoken to the experimental nature of transgender intervention for children and the many ways it impairs their mental and physical health.
The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) is often cited in the media for its stand. With the understanding that the ACPeds may not always be accurately quoted, these unedited articles offer the reader exposure to various debates on issues affecting the child and the family.
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