Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced a series of proposed regulatory actions to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order directing HHS to end the practice of sex-rejecting procedures on children.
During a news conference broadcast on Newsmax, Kennedy said doctors “assume a solemn obligation to protect children,” but argued that medical groups have promoted “needless and irreversible” interventions for minors with gender dysphoria.
The sweeping proposals are the most significant moves the Trump administration has taken so far to restrict the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgical interventions for transgender children.
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