{"id":1961949,"date":"2023-06-30T20:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T00:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-deconstructs-astonishingly-bad-tn-court-ruling-blocking-ban-on-minor-sex-change-procedures\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T20:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T00:40:44","slug":"matt-walsh-deconstructs-astonishingly-bad-tn-court-ruling-blocking-ban-on-minor-sex-change-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-deconstructs-astonishingly-bad-tn-court-ruling-blocking-ban-on-minor-sex-change-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Walsh criticizes a Tennessee court ruling that he considers to be extremely flawed, as it blocks a ban on minor sex-change procedures."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/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%2Fmatt-walsh-deconstructs-astonishingly-bad-tn-court-ruling-blocking-ban-on-minor-sex-change-procedures%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=1961949&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--><h2>Daily Wire Host Slams Tennessee Judge for Blocking Ban on Gender Dysphoria Treatments for Minors<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daily Wire host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/matt-walsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Walsh<\/a> passionately criticized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a> state judge on Friday for his decision to block a ban on injecting minors with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to treat gender dysphoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a series of tweets, Walsh expressed his disbelief at the judge&#8217;s ruling, calling it &#8220;astonishingly bad.&#8221; He also mentioned that the state attorney general has already appealed the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ This week, federal Judge Eli Richardson declined to halt Tennessee\u2019s ban on child mutilation surgeries. But he issued an injunction against the state\u2019s ban on chemically castrating &#038; sterilizing minors. The opinion is astonishingly bad &#038; the state AG has already appealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908142813970432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ban on sex-change treatments and surgeries for minors was enacted in Tennessee after an undercover investigation by Walsh and his team revealed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was providing these treatments to underage teens. However, Judge Richardson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-deconstructs-astonishingly-bad-tn-court-ruling-blocking-ban-on-minor-sex-change-procedures\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh criticizes a Tennessee court ruling that he considers to be extremely flawed, as it blocks a ban on minor sex-change procedures.\">ruling cited unrelated court cases<\/a> and disregarded objections about the quality of the data provided by pro-transgender organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c[T]he Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system permits conclusions to be drawn based on what is considered \u2018low-quality evidence,\u2019\u201d Richardson wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/ How does the judge make the leap and determine that it&#8217;s &#8220;medical care&#8221; to castrate &#038; sterilize a child? He disregards the state\u2019s experts and cites &#8220;evidence&#8221; that he admits is &#8220;low quality&#8221; from two main sources: the trans activist group WPATH and the Endocrine Society. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wgko0kl4bm\">pic.twitter.com\/Wgko0kl4bm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908146622423040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walsh also criticized Richardson for dismissing professional testimony from a clinical psychologist who pointed out flaws in the data. The judge seemed to only value the opinions of doctors who were already profiting from these procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8\/ In other words, the judge only values the opinions of doctors who are already making money by castrating children. That could be why he completely ignores sworn declarations from doctors like Sven Roman, who explained to him why minors should not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-proclaiming-the-opposite-medical-pros-quietly-admit-mutilating-trans-kids-doesnt-fix-depression\/\" title=\"After Proclaiming The Opposite, Medical Pros Quietly Admit Mutilating Trans Kids Doesn\u2019t Fix Depression\">receive cross-sex hormones<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AFZA4RNzug\">pic.twitter.com\/AFZA4RNzug<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908151634591744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, Richardson ignored concerns about the long-term effects and potential dependence on medications for minors receiving cross-sex hormones. He also relied heavily on expert testimony that supported transgender treatments for minors, despite the lack of citations for their work.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10\/ Judge Richardson doesn\u2019t ignore every declaration in the case, however. He extensively cites this declaration from Duke \u201ctrans\u201d specialist Dr. Deanna Adkins, who offers this rundown of gender theory without providing citations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLVqUnbVEG\">pic.twitter.com\/vLVqUnbVEG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908154126114820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walsh criticized Richardson for downplaying the risks associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-kids-actually-prevent-suicide-heres-what-the-data-say\/\" title=\"Does \u2018Gender-Affirming Care\u2019 For Trans Kids Actually Prevent Suicide? Here\u2019s What The Data Say\">cross-sex hormone treatments<\/a> and using euphemisms to mask their true impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEven one of the doctors that Judge Richardson\u2019s opinion relies on \u2013 Dr. Adkins \u2013 admits in her declaration that patients must be informed of \u2018irreversible\u2019 risks of cross-sex hormones, including sterilization,\u201d Walsh wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">14\/ Even one of the doctors that Judge Richardson\u2019s opinion relies on \u2013 Dr. Adkins \u2013 admits in her declaration that patients must be informed of &#8220;irreversible&#8221; risks of cross-sex hormones, including sterilization. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cuhmoLIlTq\">pic.twitter.com\/cuhmoLIlTq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908158903349250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richardson&#8217;s ruling also cited the lack of evidence regarding the safety of these treatments as a reason to continue their use. Walsh highlighted the fact that once the injunction is lifted, Vanderbilt University Medical Center plans to resume sterilizing hormone therapies for minors.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">16\/ The practical effects of the judge\u2019s decision are clear. Vanderbilt\u2019s deputy CEO told Judge Richardson that the moment he issues an injunction, sterilizing hormone therapies will resume \u2013 including on minor children. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OyFqlAzbWt\">pic.twitter.com\/OyFqlAzbWt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908161411543044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Questionable Associations and Overriding the Will of the People<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walsh also raised concerns about Judge Richardson&#8217;s former clerks, one of whom works for a lesbian activist group and another who supports environmental lawsuits against the meat industry. He questioned whether the judge is surrounding himself with left-wing activists and why he chose to override the will of the majority of Tennesseans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIs Judge Richardson surrounding himself with left-wing activists? Why did he decide to override the will of the overwhelming majority of Tennesseans in order to allow child castration? Maybe those two questions are related. The good news is the appeal is already underway,\u201d Walsh concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">20\/ Is Judge Richardson surrounding himself with left-wing activists? Why did he decide to override the will of the overwhelming majority of Tennesseans in order to allow child castration? Maybe those two questions are related. The good news is the appeal is already underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1674908166293712897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire host Matt Walsh criticized a Tennessee judge for blocking a ban on administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors with gender dysphoria. 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