Press Release

Do No Harm Applauds U.S. House of Representatives’ Passage of the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, Blocking Taxpayer Funding for Child Sex Change Interventions

  • By Do No Harm Staff
  • December 18, 2025

RICHMOND, VA; December, 18, 2025 – Today, Do No Harm released a statement celebrating the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, which prohibits federal Medicaid funding from being used for child sex change interventions.

“We applaud our elected officials who took a critical step towards ending one of the worst medical scandals our country has ever seen,” said Stanley Goldfarb, MD, Chairman of Do No Harm. “Pediatric sex-change interventions have no place in the American medical system, and it is outrageous that taxpayers have been forced to subsidize these procedures. Protecting children who cannot consent to such life-altering mutilative procedures is common sense and should have been a unanimous vote. The Senate should not delay in taking up and passing this important bill.”

Key Points:

  • The bill, introduced by Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), amends the Social Security Act to prohibit federal Medicaid funding for sex change procedures for minors.
  • Prohibited procedures under this legislation would include surgeries, cross-sex hormone therapies, and puberty blockers.
  • The bill also preserves funding for medically necessary treatments for conditions such as precocious puberty, genetic disorders, or life-threatening illnesses.

See the full text of the bill here.

Do No Harm, established in April 2022, has rapidly gained recognition and made significant strides in its mission to safeguard healthcare from ideological threats. It has over 50,000 members, including doctors, nurses, physicians, and concerned citizens across all 50 states and 14 countries.