The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with several states, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) for allegedly assisting medical providers in making “false and unsubstantiated claims to parents” in an effort to sell pediatric “gender-affirming” therapies, drugs, and surgeries.
In a statement, the FTC described WPATH as “an association of clinicians who profit from pediatric medical transition services, recommended medical interventions, including drugs and surgery, for children and adolescents who expressed dissatisfaction with or distress about their sex traits.” The states that joined the FTC in the lawsuit are Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas.
The FTC explained that “these recommendations misled parents and children about the medical consensus and medical necessity, as well as the safety and effectiveness, of such services, in violation of the FTC Act.” The FTC’s complaint claims that Section 5(a) of the FTC Act prohibits “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.”
The agency also claims that Section 12 of the FTC Act “prohibits the dissemination of any false advertisement in or affecting commerce for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics.” Both puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are considered a “drug” in this regard.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson explained the importance of parents having scientifically accurate information to make decisions, as opposed to the ideologically and profit-motivated claims of transgender activists.
“Today, the FTC filed a lawsuit against WPATH alleging that the organization made false and unsubstantiated claims regarding the necessity, effectiveness and safety of puberty blockers, hormones and sex-change surgeries,” Ferguson said. “Children, but especially their parents, must have complete and truthful information when making decisions to purchase medical services.”
FTC explained that WPATH “omitted all mention of age limitations for breast amputation or penis removal from the ‘Standards of Care’ document providing the organization’s official recommendations for treating sex-trait-related dissatisfaction or distress in children” in 2022. The agency alleged that WPATH’s decision was not based on medical evidence.
The complaint also claimed that WPATH failed to disclose side effects of pediatric medical transition services and that parents seeking help for their children in some cases were asked by clinicians if they “would rather have a live daughter or a dead son,” using such fearmonger tactics to pressure parents into signing off on dangerous, life-altering “treatments.”
The FTC adds that “despite the absence of competent and reliable scientific evidence, WPATH’s guidelines label nearly every pediatric transition service as ‘medically necessary’ to maximize the likelihood that insurers will pay for the pediatric transition procedures.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said organizations such as WPATH that promote irreversible transitioning procedures to minors will face consequences under the law.
“Any group that illegally promotes irreversible, life-altering ‘transitioning’ procedures to kids as safe and necessary will face the full force of the law for harming children,” Paxton said. “We will not allow WPATH or any other organization to illegally promote or perform dangerous ‘transitioning’ procedures on our kids that leave them with permanent trauma and lifelong health consequences.”
Sex-change operations are irreversible for the children who receive them. These procedures often leave children permanently scarred and unable to have children of their own in the future. This effort from the FTC as well as these states is to ensure that parents receive accurate information moving forward in order to make better decisions that do not cause irreversible harm to their children.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
We already have laws on the books that prohibit the mutilation and poisoning of children. why are they not being enforced?
World transgender health, where exactly are they operating and who finances their existence how much is spent on mutilations ,would they be in business if not for money, what about the real problems ,that we are constantly bombarded with, expected to send money to fix it all. Beyond absurd.
Are we surprised that this is happening?
There’s plenty of blame to go around, but let’s start with the parents. Obvious or not children have no clue of anything except feelings that change constantly and parents should know this. Adolescents or parents haven’t a clue about emotionally made decisions and the aftermath of consequences to follow. Still they want instant gratification and some parents go along. Here comes the blame because someone has to be accountable. Money can buy just about anything including
gender confusion surgery, but nothing can undo bad personal decisions based on emotion. Did WPATH promote a rosy outcome by withholding every possible side effect? The answer could be maybe, however it would be interesting to see all the signed consent forms that the people complaining agreed to. Bottom line, no gender surgeries until the legal age of 18, then there will be no one but themselves to blame.
Haven’t we been over this? AGAIN AND AGAIN?
Back in The REAL World, when my kids were little, this BS was never even a thought!!!
Thanks, Dumba$$ocrat$.
I will never understand how people can possibly think this is what children need.
When did transgender become so important? I realize there are certain number of people that actually are born with sexual organs of both male and female. But the rest is all mental. It’s all in offshoot of the Democrat party The party of victims and losers so we now have a world organization representing victims and losers
My feelings on this subject is one of pragmatism. The DEVIL Ana’s many devices and disguises. Most of the people who write the legislation for these bills are AESTHETIC. Their beliefs are in the government edict. If anyone has an illusion that MARXISTS,COMMUNISTS,or any of the other organizations who purport to know all there is to know about how to run things,it is time for you to give up your ADULT CARD!!!! Educate yourself on the finer things of twisting the truth. That is something these organizations can’t do is provide you with the truth. Here is a truth kids live in a fantasy world. I am experienced in this dogma. I have 3 grown kids. None of them went to surgery to change sexes, but they all fantasized. DRESS-UP WAS A FUN ACTIVITY WHEN THEY WERE SMALL!!! Some of these psychologists are selling snake oil …..just sayin….. MAGA MAGA MAGA
The only healthcare transgenders need that others may not is mental/emotional health care. Other than having mental and/or emotional issues accepting one’s gender/sex as assigned by nature, those identifying as transgender are either male or female humans requiring the same health care everyone else who doesn’t have mental/emotional issues require. It’s as simple to understand as biology.
notwithstanding anything that practitioners may represent to the public, each state should require s state approved notices stating that the following are risks associated with any gender transforming procedure and same should be fully understood before engaging in any sex altering procedure.
End the mutilation, please!
NO TAX FUNDS FOR THIS!
ALL VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS!
that is all!
Again with their so called rights, deal with them immediately and without delay! They want to be transgender deport them to the UN or Germany!