Accusations of Biden admin 'interference' in transgender surgery guidelines for minors probed by House GOP
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A House panel is opening a probe into accusations the Biden administration sought to political interfere with age limit recommendations for transgender youth surgeries.
"We are concerned that HHS officials, acting in their official capacity, inappropriately applied pressure for changes to international pediatric medical standards." Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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The letter was written by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services. She cited a June 2024 New York Times report that the administration pressed the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) to remove its age limit recommendations for transgender youth surgeries because it "could fuel growing political opposition to such treatments."
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