Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - U.S. President, Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning federal money from going toward child sex-change operations, referring to the procedures as “chemical and surgical mutilation.”
“It is the policy of the United States that it will not
fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a
child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that
prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures,” the
order read.
The directive does not apply to private medical practices —
but it will ban medical institutions that receive federal funding —
including educational grants — from performing so-called “gender-affirming
procedures” on minors.
The directive does not apply to private medical practices
but it will ban medical institutions that receive federal funding
including educational grants from performing so-called “gender-affirming
procedures” on minors.
The order also will impact federal programs like Medicare
and Medicaid and those who receive health insurance through the federal
government.
TRICARE, the Department of Defense’s health insurance, will
also be banned from providing sex-change treatments to minors.
The order defines “child” as those who are under 19 years
old, and prohibits both surgeries and the use of sex hormones like “androgen
blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone.”
The Executive Order criticized doctors
for both performing operations and giving hormonal treatments to
minors processes that can impact their ability to have children and can
lead to “lifelong medical complications.”
“Countless children soon regret that they have been
mutilated and begin to grasp the horrifying tragedy that they will never be
able to conceive children of their own or nurture their children through
breastfeeding. Moreover, these vulnerable youths’ medical bills may rise
throughout their lifetimes, as they are often trapped with lifelong medical
complications, a losing war with their own bodies, and, tragically,
sterilization,” the order read.
The order also directs the secretary of Health and Human
Services to provide a plan within 90 days on how to “promote the health” of
minors who are suffering from “gender dysphoria.”
The Attorney General is also directed to investigate and end
“deception of consumers, fraud, and violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act by any entity that may be misleading the public about long-term side
effects of chemical and surgical mutilation” and work with Congress to
establish a private right of action for children whose body parts have been
damaged by doctors.
The AG is also directed to look into states that remove
children from their parents if they don’t comply with their offspring’s sex
preference, and to consider using “the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act
and recognized constitutional rights.”
Trump had vowed to impose such a ban during his campaign,
saying in an “Agenda 47” video that he would “cease all programs that promote
the concept of sex and gender transition at any age.”
His “Agenda 47” video also said that he would pass a bill
that would ban child sex changes in all 50 states and would work with Congress
to “permanently stop” federal taxpayer money from going towards the
treatments.
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