“Gender affirming care” for minors is indistinguishable from child abuse, and it is quickly becoming the human rights issue of our time. There is no other human rights atrocity in America that is so quickly gaining momentum and validation within the very institutions that should know better. One of these institutions is children’s hospitals. In a place where “do no harm” is the ultimate guiding principle, there is no excuse to ever perform treatments that permanently alter a child’s physiology.
A lot of the action against this dangerous ideology has taken place at the state level, where strong governors like Greg Abbott have banned these “treatments” for minors. But there is also a role for Congress on this issue, and I’m taking the lead to ensure we are taking action in the House of Representatives to protect our kids.
Congress is getting ready to reauthorize the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Payment Program. This program provides taxpayer funding for our nation’s children’s hospitals and the money is used to help graduate medical education programs train physicians.
This is the perfect chance to take a stand and protect our children, which is why I am introducing legislation as part of this reauthorization to prohibit any taxpayer funding from going toward children’s hospitals that cater to the harmful pseudoscience that is “gender affirming care.” My bill ensures that no funding under this program will go to a children’s hospital if the institution provided “gender-affirming care” to an individual under 18 years of age.
My committee will hold a hearing on my bill next week, and I’ll be sure to provide you with an update following the hearing. I am committed to this fight because our children must be protected from this radical ideology that is sweeping the country.
