Groups applaud HHS for ending taxpayer-funded child sex change procedures

The Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that it will end taxpayer-funded child sex change procedures by terminating Medicaid and CHIP coverage for such interventions as puberty blockers and more has met with approval from organizations working to protect children from identity politics.

Similarly, executive director of parental rights advocate the American Parents Coalition Alleigh Marré told The Center Square “evidence continues to mount that allowing children to undergo irreversible sex-change procedures is dangerous to their long-term health and wellness.”

“It is good to see public officials take this evidence seriously and stop taxpayer dollars from being used for these dangerous procedures,” Marré said.

“Unfortunately, there is more work to be done, as organizations such as the … American Academy of Pediatrics continue to promote transgender ideology to children and normalize the idea that biology can be changed,” Marré said.

“It is imperative we protect our children from these dangerous ideologies,” Marré said.

Read more at The Center Square.