Thousands of minors underwent sex reassignment surgery, puberty blockers and hormone treatments at dozens of children's hospitals and medical facilities across the country over a five-year period, a medical watchdog group reports through a new national database. There is.
Do No Harm, a national advocacy group of medical professionals who oppose “woke” hospital policies, shared a database with Fox News Digital this week called “Does My Hospital Transition Kids?” In total, the group conservatively identified 5,747 minor patients who underwent gender reassignment surgery between 2019 and 2023, and 13,994 underwent some form of gender reassignment treatment.
The data, which has been anonymized to meet HIPAA compliance rules, shows nearly $120 million in total costs for treatments such as gender reassignment surgery and hormone blockers.
“This is a very important issue, and it's very important that we get it right,” Do No Harm Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb said at a press conference this week.
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Chloe Cole told the Independent Women's Forum about doctors who seem reluctant to help people transition out of gender reassignment surgery. (Fox News Digital)
“And as you'll hear, we've taken great care to make sure our data is as clear as possible and as accurate as possible. So we know that: Rather, we are showing the lower bound of what is happening in this entire arena,” he said.
“And just to be sure we're not exaggerating it in the slightest, we're probably, and almost certainly, underestimating the nature of the problem,” he added.
The researchers analyzed claims from private insurance companies, Medicaid and Medicare, excluding data from Kaiser, self-pay and charity care. They also surveyed 68 children's hospitals across the country, identifying what they called the “Dirty Dozen” facilities. This is a “list of the 12 most egregious children's hospitals promoting gender reassignment treatment to minors,” the newspaper reported. New website.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) was ranked No. 1, followed by Children's Medical Center of Connecticut, Children's Hospital of Minnesota, Children's Hospital of Seattle, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Children's Hospital of Boston, Rady Children's Hospital, Children's National Medical Center, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. followed. Oakland, Children's Hospital Colorado, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
The data shows significant variation from state to state, especially in more liberal regions.
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In California, claims from more than 2,000 minor patients exceeded $28 million, and in Massachusetts, 671 minor patients resulted in approximately $10 million in costs. New York also has one of the highest rates of transgender treatment for youth, with 1,154 minor patients undergoing gender reassignment between 2019 and 2023.
California, one of the first states to declare transgender surgery a “sanctuary,” also had the highest number of irreversible surgeries, with 1,359 minors undergoing surgery, followed by Oregon with 357. , Washington state with 330, Pennsylvania with 316, and Massachusetts with 300. .
“Adults can do whatever they want, but the science behind using these treatments on children is very flawed and in the sense that children are being harmed. We feel very strongly that one of the key issues is to develop a quantitative concept of what is actually happening in this arena. ,” Goldfarb said. “And there are a lot of myths out there, a lot of ideas that this is a rare event, a lot of ideas that this is limited to just a few places.”
Activist and transition activist Chloe Cole, who had a double mastectomy at the age of 15 and took puberty blockers and testosterone at 13, said the new database would be a “disappointment to medical institutions and institutions that claim cases like mine are rare”. It proves the lies of radical politicians.” ”
“The statistics in this database represent thousands of children who are being treated like guinea pigs for unproven and sometimes dangerous medical experiments. Politicians and parents alike use this database. “We hope to see where this kind of treatment is being done and protect our children from emergency treatment that could potentially be irreversible and life-changing,” Cole told Fox. said in a statement provided to News Digital.
Some of the hospital executives on the list have been openly advocating for the care of transgender youth for years. CHOP also has a specific gender and sexuality development program division that “supports children and teens up to age 21 who are gender nonconforming, gender expansive, or transgender,” the statement said. Its website.
Madeline Bell, president and chief operating officer of CHOP, said when the department launched in 2014 that the hospital was committed to providing “culturally appropriate and affirming health care” to LGBT patients and their families. expressed.
“This is a tremendous honor that reflects CHOP’s dedication to providing culturally competent and affirming health care to LGBT patients and families.” Mr. Bell said.
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In June 2019, Dr. David Nichols, president of the American Board of Pediatrics, announced the release of the 30th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, highlighting the need for “specialized medical care” for the growing number of transgender youth. He emphasized that the need is growing. Annie E. Casey Foundation. This annual report provides a comprehensive review of child welfare in the United States.
“The number of transgender youth receiving medical care is increasing, and the pediatric community has had to adapt with clinics and programs to care for these children. It didn't exist 30 years ago when it started. ” Ms. Nichols said.
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Health care providers who perform surgeries on transgender children have come under increasing pressure in recent years from conservative politicians and activists. last month, Attorney General's Group Across the country, people called on the American Academy of Pediatrics to withdraw support for procedures for transgender children, including puberty-blocking drugs and surgeries.
The database is just another tool to “expose the dangers of experimental pediatric gender medicine and end the practice,” De No Harme said in a news release.
