FTC Targets Trans Care

FTC and states sue a leading trans health group over youth treatment claims.

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Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group | CNN

FTC alleges influential transgender health organization misled parents about safety of youth treatments

FTC and States Sue Group That Pushed Deceptive Transgender Care Claims on Kids

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The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, alleging the influential group made false or misleading claims about medical treatments for minors with gender dysphoria. The complaint says WPATH’s widely cited standards helped doctors and parents rely on unsupported claims about the safety, effectiveness and necessity of gender-affirming care for young people. The action marks another move by President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-led states to restrict transgender medical care for minors. WPATH, a nonprofit that says it promotes the health of transgender people, is accused of creating guidance that enabled providers to offer and seek coverage for pediatric transition-related services.

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Conservative critics portrayed the lawsuit as a major challenge to what they call the pediatric gender-transition industry, using charged language such as “child sex-change” and “mutilation pipeline.” They emphasized allegations that WPATH’s standards lacked medical evidence and enabled drugs, surgeries and insurance coverage for minors.