Detransitioner wins $2M landmark malpractice lawsuit after gender surgery regret
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK—A New York jury awarded $2 million to detransitioner Fox Varian in a landmark medical malpractice case over a double mastectomy she underwent as a minor, marking the first such verdict against providers of gender-affirming care for adolescents. The six-member jury in Westchester County Supreme Court found psychologist Kenneth Einhorn and surgeon […]
ASPS urges delay on sex-change surgeries for kids: Childhood gender dysphoria often resolves naturally
WASHINGTON.D.C.—The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) issued a position statement on Tuesday, February 3, recommending that surgeons delay gender-related breast, chest, genital and facial surgeries for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria until patients reach at least 19 years old. ASPS concluded there was “insufficient evidence demonstrating a favorable risk-benefit ratio for the pathway […]
Brown co-leads lawsuit against HHS over gender-affirming restrictions for minors
SEATTLE—Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a federal lawsuit with Oregon and New York of 20 states and the District of Columbia challenging a declaration by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. that deems certain gender-affirming care for minors unsafe and ineffective, threatening to bar providers from participating […]
Hospitals performing gender-affirming care on children to lose Medicare and Medicaid funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced it will terminate Medicare and Medicaid to any hospital that performs sex-rejecting procedures on minors, taking action to remove gender dysphoria as a disability, and sending “warning letters” to breast binder manufacturers. HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced a series of […]
Nurses’ union shames Kaiser Permanente for ending transgender surgeries for minors
[The Center Square] – The nation’s largest nurses’ union is blasting Kaiser Permanente for pausing gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting next month, due to pending litigation and pressure from the Trump administration. “As the legal and regulatory environment for gender-affirming care continues to evolve, we must carefully consider the significant risks being created […]
