{"id":2615613,"date":"2026-06-18T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-moves-against-wpath-the-trans-org-most-responsible-for-pushing-child-mutilation-puberty-blockers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:41:56","slug":"trump-admin-moves-against-wpath-the-trans-org-most-responsible-for-pushing-child-mutilation-puberty-blockers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-moves-against-wpath-the-trans-org-most-responsible-for-pushing-child-mutilation-puberty-blockers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Moves Against WPATH, the Trans Org Most Responsible for Pushing Child Mutilation, Puberty Blockers"},"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\">32<\/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%2Ftrump-admin-moves-against-wpath-the-trans-org-most-responsible-for-pushing-child-mutilation-puberty-blockers%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=2615613&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>An institution advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extensive gender transition surgeries<\/a> is currently being sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along wiht several states.The lawsuit accuses the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) of misleading parents and children about the safety, effectiveness, and necessity of such procedures.The FTC claims that WPATH falsely promoted surgeries like puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgical interventions as safe and medically necessary, despite lacking strong scientific evidence. Notably, the organization dropped age restrictions for certain surgeries in 2022 without scientific backing.The lawsuit emphasizes that WPATH&#8217;s claims about the treatments\u2019 benefits and safety are unsubstantiated, and that they misled insurance companies to cover these procedures. The FTC and state officials stress the importance of providing truthful, evidence-based facts to families making critical healthcare decisions for minors.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An organization that advocates for drastic surgery as part of so-called gender transition services is being taken to court by the Federal Trade Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The World Professional Association for Transgender Health is being sued by the FTC in partnership with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas, with the lawsuit alleging it gave clinicians cover to make false claims to encourage profitable surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>WPATH, which has been referred to as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/environmentalprogress.org\/big-news\/wpath-files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leading global transgender healthcare body,<\/a>\u201d misled parents and children about the safety and necessity of the surgeries it promoted, the FTC said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/06\/ftc-states-sue-world-professional-association-transgender-health-over-deceptive-claims-regarding-treatment-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, when in 2022 the organization dropped any age limits for surgeries such as breast amputation or penis removal, it did not base the decision on any evidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the FTC filed a lawsuit against WPATH alleging that the organization made false and unsubstantiated claims regarding the necessity, effectiveness and safety of puberty blockers, hormones and sex-change surgeries,\u201d FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren, but especially their parents, must have complete and truthful information when making decisions to purchase medical services. For decades, the FTC has taken action against entities that make deceptive and unsubstantiated health-related claims,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe complaint filed today reflects that same long-standing mandate: when an entity makes a claim about a medical treatment, the claim must be truthful, evidence-based and not misleading,\u201d Ferguson said.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC alleged that parents and children were not informed of the side effects of the procedures to which children were subjected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen an organization provides guidance designed to mislead families about the risks, benefits, or medical consensus behind a treatment, it undermines trust in those responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-w-bush-releases-statement-on-afghanistan-calling-on-u-s-to-accept-refugees\/\" title=\"George W. Bush Releases Statement On Afghanistan Calling On U.S. To Accept Refugees\">providing medical care<\/a>,\u201d FTC Commissioner Mark Meador said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur action today is a straightforward application of the law to ensure that families receive accurate, evidence-based information as they seek to make some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-school-district-parents-are-not-entitled-to-know-if-their-kids-are-trans\/\" title=\"Wisconsin School District: ... Are Not \u2018Entitled To Know\u2019 If Their Kids Are Trans\">important healthcare decisions<\/a> for their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton added that \u201cany group that illegally promotes irreversible, life-altering \u2018transitioning\u2019 procedures to kids as safe and necessary will face the full force of the law for harming children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not allow WPATH or any other organization to illegally promote or perform dangerous \u2018transitioning\u2019 procedures on our kids that leave them with permanent trauma and lifelong health consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/ftc_gov\/pdf\/WPATH-Complaint-Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> said that WPATH has \u201cdeceived many consumers into believing that its treatment guidelines are based on strong evidence derived from scientific methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWPATH falsely asserts that its recommendations are the result of rigorous scientific procedures and expert consensus, even though WPATH disregarded established guideline\u2011development standards, ignored the results of its own evidence reviews, and removed age limits in response to external pressure rather than scientific evidence,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>The group \u201casserts that cross-sex hormones and breast amputations improve children\u2019s mental health even though WPATH\u2019s own leaders privately acknowledged \u2018gaps in research,\u2019 lack of \u2018research basis,\u2019 and very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctors-dispute-rachel-levines-claim-that-there-is-no-argument-about-gender-affirming-care-among-medical-professionals\/\" title=\"Doctor\u2019s Dispute Rachel Levine\u2019s Claim That There \u201cIs No Argument... About Gender-Affirming Care Among Medical Professionals\">low quality evidence<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWPATH also misleadingly characterizes pediatric medical transition as \u2018lifesaving\u2019 and \u2018medically necessary,\u2019 despite the absence of evidence,\u201d the complaint said, noting that the group touts surgery for children as young as 8.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint also noted that all of the group\u2019s recommendations are crafted to ensure that insurance companies will be misled into thinking the surgeries are necessary, and will therefore be covered.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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