Cassidy pressures medical association over youth trans procedures after Trump ban

EXCLUSIVE – A key Republican senator is increasing the pressure on medical associations that are still advocating surgical procedures for youth with gender dysphoria in light of the Trump administration’s efforts to ban such treatment for those under 19.

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Tuesday sent a letter, obtained by the Washington Examiner, to the president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health regarding the organization’s continued advocacy for so-called “gender-affirming” procedures, including double mastectomy and vaginoplasty.

Read more in The Washington Examiner.