A U.S. court has struck down Florida’s ban on Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments even as the state’s regulator for the health insurance program warned that such procedures can result in harm. In August, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) adopted a rule that prohibited transgenders in the state from using Medicaid to…
Court Strikes Down Florida Rule Banning Medicaid For Transgender Treatments
June 22, 2023
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Florida Rule Banning Medicaid for Transgender Treatments Blocked by US Judge
June 22, 2023
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Florida’s ban on Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments was struck down by a federal judge, even as the state’s regulator for the health insurance program warned that such procedures can result in harm. In August 2022, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) adopted a rule that prohibited state residents from using Medicaid to…
Transgender Treatments Cause ‘Irreversible Harm’ to Children, Warns UK Writer
Experimental transgender medication and surgeries are causing “irreversible harm” to children, a British writer has warned. James Esses, a commentator and co-founder of Thoughtful Therapists, said the impact of such interventions on children’s wellbeing are “immeasurable.” Esses, a former barrister, began raising concerns about the gender ideology and the medicalisation of children when he was…
Empathetic Manipulation: A Class on How to ‘Support’ Parents of ‘Gender Diverse’ Children
June 16, 2023
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Commentary On May 5, I attended the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) conference in Santa Clara, California. In my third installment about this conference, I’m going to talk about the class entitled “Parents in Transition, Clinical Considerations When Treating Parents of Gender Diverse Children,” presented by Linda K. Reeves, LMFT (she/her) WPATH GEI Certified…
Lawmaker Tells Californians to Flee State Over Bill Favoring ‘Gender-Affirming’ Parents in Child Custody Disputes
June 15, 2023
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A California state senator suggested at a packed senate judiciary committee hearing on a pro-transgender bill that fighting to preserve parental rights in the state is a lost cause and advised California parents to leave if they know what’s best for their children and families. State Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) made the remark at…
UK Says No to Chemically Castrating Children
The United Kingdom’s publicly funded healthcare system will no longer allow the use of puberty blockers for children except for clinical trials. “The NHS will only commission puberty-suppressing hormones as part of clinical research,” the National Health Service (NHS) said in a June 9 update about implementing advice from the Cass Review, an independent review…
EXCLUSIVE: Report Alleges Catholic Hospitals Linked to Transgender Surgeries, Abortions
June 12, 2023
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The largest Catholic health system in the nation has allegedly funded and performed transgender surgeries and other “gender-affirming” medical interventions, defying traditional Catholic teachings, according to an investigative report released to The Epoch Times. The report by the Lepanto Institute, a Catholic research and education organization, released on June 12, exposes CommonSpirit Health, a Catholic entity, for…
North Carolina Doctor on Video Discussing Treating 8-Year-Olds With Puberty Blockers
A doctor at a North Carolina youth gender clinic discussed treating patients as young as 2nd grade with puberty blockers in a video recently spotlighted by a parental rights activist. In a video posted to YouTube, Dr. Deanna Adkins describes the protocols during “KIPL Power Hour: Caring for LGBT Patients During Covid-19.” The 2020 episode was…
Texas Poised to Enact Ban on Puberty Blockers, Hormone Therapies, Surgeries for Minors
May 18, 2023
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Texas is set to join the ranks of at least 17 other states by prohibiting hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and sex change surgeries for minors. On Wednesday, the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 14 (pdf), sending it to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for signing. The bill, which sailed through the GOP-controlled House (87–56) on…
Protesters Confront Doctors for Using Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones on Minors
May 9, 2023
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A crowd of more than 50 people protested outside the annual conference of the Pediatric Endocrine Society in San Diego this weekend over the organization’s “gender-affirming” policies and use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones on children. The demonstrators marched peacefully on the sidewalks bordering the Sheraton Hotel & Marina, carrying signs and shouting “biology…
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