{"id":1412834,"date":"2022-03-31T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412834"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:30:18","slug":"biden-administration-endorses-sex-change-surgery-hormone-therapy-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-endorses-sex-change-surgery-hormone-therapy-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Endorses Sex-Change Surgery, Hormone Therapy for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-endorses-sex-change-surgery-hormone-therapy-for-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Biden&#8217;s<\/a> administration has released a series of documents encouraging gender-reassignment surgery and hormone treatments for minors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Department of Health and Human Services&#8217; Office of Population Affairs released a <a href=\"https:\/\/opa.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">document<\/a> Thursday titled &#8220;Gender Affirming Care and Young People.&#8221; The same day, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration&#8217;s National Child Traumatic Stress Network \u2013 another subset of the HHS \u2013 released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctsn.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/fact-sheet\/gender-affirming-care-is-trauma-informed-care.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parallel document<\/a> titled, &#8220;Gender-Affirming Care Is Trauma-Informed Care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The HHS documents describe what it calls appropriate treatments for transgender adolescents, including: &#8220;&#8216;Top&#8217; surgery \u2013 to create male-typical chest shape or enhance breasts;&#8221; and &#8220;&#8216;Bottom&#8217; surgery \u2013 surgery on genitals or reproductive organs, facial feminization or other procedures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/arizona-gov-ducey-signs-bills-protect-female-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ARIZONA GOV. DUCEY SIGNS LEGISLATION BARRING TRANSGENDER FEMALES FROM PLAYING GIRLS SPORTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Medical and psychosocial gender affirming healthcare practices have been demonstrated to yield lower rates of adverse mental health outcomes, build self-esteem, and improve overall quality of life for transgender and gender diverse youth,&#8221; the OPA <a href=\"https:\/\/opa.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">release<\/a> states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/Becerra-2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is interviewed by The Associated Press on March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is interviewed by The Associated Press on March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nctsn.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/fact-sheet\/gender-affirming-care-is-trauma-informed-care.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NCTSN document<\/a> is far longer than the brief outline provided by the OPA, but reiterates the same thought process and explanation for minors receiving alterations to their genitalia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/oklahoma-governor-signs-transgender-sports-ban-into-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SIGNS TRANSGENDER SPORTS BAN INTO LAW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For transgender and nonbinary children and adolescents, early gender-affirming care is crucial to overall health and well-being as it allows the child or adolescent to focus on social transitions and can increase their confidence while navigating the healthcare system,&#8221; the NCTSN wrote in their release. &#8220;It may include evidence-based interventions such as puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NCTSN document goes out of its way to assure the public that the use of gender-affirming methods such as surgery and hormone replacement are not child abuse \u2013 most likely in response to recent policy decision in Texas that made such treatments illegal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1235850002_1280x.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE - Protesters and activists stand at attention as the national anthem is sung to open a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) board meeting in Ashburn, Virginia on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      FILE &#8211; Protesters and activists stand at attention as the national anthem is sung to open a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) board meeting in Ashburn, Virginia on Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Providing gender-affirming care is neither child maltreatment nor malpractice. The child welfare system in the US, charged with &#8220;improv(ing) the overall health and well-being of our nation\u2019s children and families,&#8221; should not be used to deny care or separate families working to make the best decisions for their children\u2019s well-being. There is no scientifically sound research showing negative impacts from providing gender-affirming care,&#8221; the NCTSN added.<\/p>\n<p>The White House released a video to coincide with the new policies featuring President Biden speaking on the issue of transgender children.<\/p>\n<p>Biden told the parents of transgender children that &#8220;affirming your child&#8217;s identity is one of the most powerful things you can do to keep them safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden also indicated that his administration would fight state laws that limit how transgender athletes may compete, after transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/lia-thomas-last-place-final-ncaa-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drew national attention<\/a> at the NCAA championships.<\/p>\n<p>Such state laws are &#8220;simply wrong&#8221; and &#8220;hateful,&#8221; Biden said, adding that his administration is &#8220;standing up for transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military, in our housing and health care systems \u2013 everywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> judge earlier this month blocked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>state<\/u><\/a> from investigating parents who provide medical treatments to help their transgender children transition, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/greg-abbott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Greg Abbott<\/u><\/a> has called gender-affirming treatments &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>child abuse<\/u><\/a>&#8221; and ordered Texas Child Protective Services\u00a0to investigate any reported cases. Attorney General Ken Paxton also issued a legal opinion coming to the same conclusion, according to Houston Public Media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1234630509.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE - Supporters of Policy 8040 celebrate with signs as the transgender protection measures were voted into the school systems policies during a school board meeting at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building on Aug. 11, 2021 in Ashburn, Va. (Photo by Ricky Carioti\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      FILE &#8211; Supporters of Policy 8040 celebrate with signs as the transgender protection measures were voted into the school systems policies during a school board meeting at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building on Aug. 11, 2021 in Ashburn, Va. (Photo by Ricky Carioti\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In ordering the temporary injunction, District Court Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the investigations exceeded Abbott\u2019s constitutional authority, noting that such instances had never been investigated before his order.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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