{"id":1764914,"date":"2022-12-06T13:48:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T18:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1764914"},"modified":"2022-12-06T13:48:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T18:48:49","slug":"aclu-threatens-hospital-if-it-doesnt-perform-transgender-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-threatens-hospital-if-it-doesnt-perform-transgender-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"ACLU Threatens Hospital If It Doesn\u2019t Perform Transgender Surgeries"},"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%2Faclu-threatens-hospital-if-it-doesnt-perform-transgender-surgeries%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=1764914&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--><p>A hospital in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/memphis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis<\/a>, Tennessee, is being threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/aclu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACLU<\/a>) with a possible complaint to the\u00a0U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights unless it performs transgender surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare paused the surgery planned for 19-year-old Chris Evans, whom the ACLU claims is suffering from gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent weeks, some care providers voiced questions about patients receiving gender affirming procedures at a facility affiliated with our health system,\u201d said Rachel Powers, a spokeswoman for the hospital. \u201cThis resulted in a temporary pause to review current practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU claims that this pause could be a violation of federal law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnding medically necessary healthcare for one particular group of people based on sex, whether by formal written policy or simply in practice, is discrimination and violates federal law,\u201d ACLU attorney Lucas Cameron-Vaughn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmj.com\/story\/47865620\/memphis-hospital-halt-to-trans-procedures-is-temporary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>. \u201cWe will evaluate whether we need to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights once we have a response from the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_source=dwsite&#038;cid=dwplus&#038;mid=z&#038;xid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_source=dwsite&#038;cid=dwplus&#038;mid=z&#038;xid=0\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">LEGACY MEDIA\u2019S BIAS CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE AND OBSCURING THE TRUTH? JOIN US AND SAVE 30%.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transgender procedures have been a focus of Tennessee lawmakers for the upcoming legislative session after Daily Wire host Matt Walsh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/its-unthinkable-matt-walsh-discusses-shocking-revelation-about-vanderbilt-university-medical-center-with-tucker-carlson?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=mattwalsh\">publicized the fact<\/a> that certain transgender procedures had been done on minors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). After Walsh\u2019s report, Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) called for an investigation of the Pediatric Transgender Clinic at VUMC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should not allow permanent, life-altering decisions that hurt children or policies that suppress religious liberties, all for the purpose of financial gain,\u201d Lee\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-bill-lee-calls-for-investigation-of-vanderbilts-pediatric-transgender-clinic-following-matt-walsh-bombshell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe have to protect Tennessee children, and this warrants a thorough investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Walsh appeared on Fox News\u2019 Tucker Carlson to discuss the revelations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know for a fact, this is an absolute fact, that Vanderbilt, they perform double mastectomies on minor girls, on children; they chemically castrate children, and they give them irreversible hormone drugs that change their bodies permanently. They\u2019re doing all of that to kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattWalshBlog<\/a> on Tucker after exposing Vanderbilt&#8217;s abuse of children: &#8220;They perform double mastectomies on minor girls. They chemically castrate children. That&#8217;s happening all across the country in every single state.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WV9RgTzcjR\">pic.twitter.com\/WV9RgTzcjR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Firebrand (@AmFirebrand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmFirebrand\/status\/1572744018819416064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In November, Tennessee Majority Leaders William Lamberth and Jack Johnson, both Republicans, introduced the Protecting Children from Gender Mutilation Act, which would effectively bar doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and performing gender-related surgeries on minors for the purpose of medical transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bill is about protecting children,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cUnder no circumstances should minors be allowed to undergo irreversible elective procedures to mutilate body parts and intentionally harm their reproductive systems. This practice comes with lifelong health complications that children are not capable of understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, is being threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) with a possible complaint to the\u00a0U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights unless it performs transgender surgeries. 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