Biden admin official pressured medical experts to nix age limit guidelines for transgender surgery: court doc
SUMMARY
A court document reveals that Adm. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, successfully pressured the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) to remove age limit guidelines for transgender procedures for minors. The unsealed Alabama court filing shows that Levine, concerned about the accessibility of these procedures for American transgender youth, influenced WPATH to drop recommended age minimums. WPATH's guidelines, released in September 2022, no longer include age limits for treatments like hormone therapy and surgeries, following Levine's intervention. The Biden administration has not commented on the matter.
