{"id":2497910,"date":"2025-10-11T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-no-harm-expects-ftc-to-protect-minors-from-transgenderism\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T19:59:00","slug":"do-no-harm-expects-ftc-to-protect-minors-from-transgenderism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-no-harm-expects-ftc-to-protect-minors-from-transgenderism\/","title":{"rendered":"Do No Harm expects FTC to protect minors from transgenderism"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdo-no-harm-expects-ftc-to-protect-minors-from-transgenderism%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=2497910&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>The medical group Do No Harm has submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging action to protect minors from transgender medical procedures, which they argue are unsafe, unproven, and deceptive. Dr. Kurt Miceli, the group&#8217;s medical director, expects the FTC to respond by safeguarding children from harmful &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, ... For ...\">gender-affirming care<\/a>,&#8221; which Do No Harm disputes as safe or effective, challenging claims about puberty blockers and low regret rates. The FTC initiated a public inquiry into the harms caused by these treatments and held a workshop addressing deceptive practices. Miceli emphasized the need for government agencies,Congress,states,and the medical community to act against such procedures,advocating for evidence-based care and a rejection of what he calls harmful gender ideology in pediatric medicine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Do No Harm expects FTC to take action to protect minors from transgender procedures<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2369460\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square ) &ndash; After submitting comments to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ftc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Trade Commission&rsquo;s<\/a> public inquiry on how the child <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transgender<\/a> industry has harmed and deceived consumers, the medical group Do No Harm expects action to protect the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">children<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do No Harm medical director Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Center Square: &ldquo;We anticipate the FTC will take meaningful action considering the public comments it has received &ndash; protecting vulnerable children from unsafe and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unproven sex change interventions<\/a>, while also seeking justice for those who have already been harmed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3846027\/trump-drug-pricing-deal-astrazeneca\/\">Trump announces deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug costs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3846265\/watch-live-trump-announcement-regarding-drug-prices-astrazeneca-deal\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump makes announcement regarding drug prices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3846224\/rfk-jr-tylenol-circumcision-media-criticism\/\">RFK Jr. criticizes media coverage of comments on circumcision and autism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The FTC has a longstanding history of protecting consumers from deceptive practices,&rdquo; Miceli said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For too long, many children and their parents have been told that so-called &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-failures-deepen-skepticism-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts\/\" title=\"Federal failures deepen skepticism of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts\">gender-affirming care&#038;rsquo<\/a>; is safe and effective, despite evidence to the contrary,&rdquo; Miceli said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These false and misleading claims have harmed countless minors and their families,&rdquo; Miceli said.<\/p>\n<p>In its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/donoharmmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DNH-FTC-Comment-vf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comment<\/a>&nbsp;submitted to the FTC, Do No Harm disputed that gender-affirming care for minors is safe, effective, and &ldquo;reduces the risk of suicide,&rdquo; and that &ldquo;puberty blockers are reversible&rdquo; and &ldquo;rates of regret are low.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Do No Harm is an organization of &ldquo;physicians, nurses, medical students, patients, and policymakers focused on keeping identity politics out of medical education, research, and clinical practice,&rdquo; according to its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/donoharmmedicine.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group&rsquo;s comment to the FTC states that &ldquo;at Do No Harm, we fight to protect children, assert truth, and defend science, which is why we stand firmly against the false and misleading claims of the radical advocates of so-called &lsquo;gender-affirming care&rsquo; for minors.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The FTC launched a public inquiry in late July to &ldquo;learn from consumers how [gender-affirming care for minors] has harmed and deceived them personally,&rdquo; as The Center Square&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_74bca45f-a379-45e2-a42e-738944b924ad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before this 60-day comment period, the FTC held a workshop on the dangers and deceptive practices of gender-affirming care for minors, TCS&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_47c60d7a-a593-4bb0-aecd-44c7ee6ec3f2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what it will take to end transgender procedures on minors in the U.S., Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Center Square how both the government and the medical field play a role in the industry&rsquo;s termination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump Administration is pursuing a multifaceted strategy to keep kids safe from harmful transgender procedures,&rdquo; Miceli said. &ldquo;This involves actions by the FTC, as well as HHS, CMS, and DOJ.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, Congress, too, must act to end these procedures on minors,&rdquo; Miceli said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the absence of federal legislation, it falls to states to ensure laws clearly protect children from the harms of so-called &lsquo;gender-affirming care&rsquo; &ndash; a step that more than half of states have already taken,&rdquo; Miceli said.<\/p>\n<p>Miceli told The Center Square that &ldquo;beyond government efforts, it&rsquo;s also vital that more and more physicians speak out, paving the way for a renewal within medicine &ndash; specifically, a cultural shift in organized medicine that acknowledges the harms of pediatric medical transition, discards the damaging gender ideology behind it, and reaffirms a commitment to evidence-based care and the core tenets of medical ethics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3815067\/trump-terrorist-organizations-antifa-tren-de-aragua-ms-13-houthis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE ARE THE GROUPS TRUMP HAS DESIGNATED AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Simply, US medical associations must follow the evidence, just as many European nations have done, and call for an end to these harmful practices in children,&rdquo; Miceli said.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission has not yet responded to The Center Square&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do No Harm urges FTC to protect minors from transgender care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2497913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2196687_sd_6890b23866a2e_1754313272.jpg?w=640","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6945,7497,12837],"class_list":["post-2497910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ftc","tag-minors","tag-transgenderism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2196687_sd_6890b23866a2e_1754313272.jpg?w=640","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497910"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2497915,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497910\/revisions\/2497915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2497913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}