Health interim committee revisits bill to ban gender affirming care for minors
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HB 92 would prohibit a physician or surgeon from performing a “transgender procedure” on individuals under age 18. The bill includes the prohibition of puberty blockers, which are meant to pause puberty in adolescents to allow that child to continue to work through their gender identity before taking further action.
According to Dr. Nicole Mihalopoulos, chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, there is no evidence on the long-term effect of puberty blockers in children.
Biden s HHS Pick Rachel Levine Advocates Sex Changes For Children
Published: February 24, 2021
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A professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine, Levine has given lectures in various settings since at least 2012 on how to perform sex changes and gender conversion therapy on children.
According to Levine, children ought to be given the latitude to choose their own gender. Levine has advised adults to try not to force them one way or other [sic] and instead to follow the child s lead.
A new study has found that #Transgender youth with access to a puberty blocker have decline in chances of suicide + #mentalhealth problems now and in the future. This study is important because it s the first to show this specific association. https://t.co/axYncR0m4l
We re looking forward to officials with actual qualifications!
By Lyra HaleJan 19th, 2021, 11:50 am
President-elect Joe Biden is making history by nominating Dr. Rachel Levine, a Pennsylvania health expert, to be assistant for health in the department of Health and Human Services. This move is the beginning of a historic moment for the transgender community, as Levine would be the first openly transgender official to win a Senate confirmation the highest ranking transgender official ever.
As expected, the worst corners of the internet went ham on this decision and started calling for an official who knows what they’re doing instead of picking someone because of “political correctness” or because they’re “checking off a box.” Well, I’ve got some news for you, transphobes of the internet: Unlike Trump cronies Betsy Devos and Ben Carson, Dr. Levine knows what she’s doing.
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