Executive Order Restricts Gender Transition Treatments for Minors
President Trump has issued an executive order prohibiting gender transition treatments for individuals under the age of 19, citing concerns over the long-term consequences of such procedures.
Key Points of the Executive Order:
- The order claims that medical professionals are performing irreversible procedures on minors under the “radical and false claim” that gender transition can change a child’s sex.
- It asserts that many children later regret undergoing these treatments, realizing they have been permanently altered and may face lifelong consequences, including infertility and the inability to breastfeed.
- The order warns that those who undergo gender transition as minors may suffer from ongoing medical complications, leading to significant financial and physical burdens throughout their lives.
- As a result, the policy declares that the U.S. government will not fund, promote, assist, or support gender transition procedures for minors and will enforce all laws restricting such treatments.
Government Actions Ordered:
- The executive order directs the U.S. Health Secretary to take comprehensive action to halt gender transition procedures for minors.
- This includes implementing regulatory and sub-regulatory measures to end what the order refers to as the “chemical and surgical mutilation” of children.
The order marks a significant policy stance, reinforcing federal opposition to gender transition treatments for minors and signaling stricter enforcement of existing laws against these procedures.
