Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a coalition of 20 state attorneys general are putting the American Academy of Pediatrics on notice for possible violations of state consumer protection laws over the AAP’s recommendation that puberty blockers are safe and reversible for children.
The letter, led by Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, demands that the AAP retract a policy statement that calls puberty blockers reversible.
“Parents should be able to trust that guidance from the AAP and its member pediatricians is rooted in safety and reality – and not in woke gender ideology,” Kobach said. “A child changing his or her gender identity has long-term major medical and psychological ramifications."
The letter requests detailed information from the AAP regarding its communications and practices related to youth gender dysphoria and substantiation of the Academy’s claims regarding the safety and reversibility of puberty blockers.
“Telling parents and children that puberty blockers are ‘reversible’ at the very least conveys assurance that no permanent harm or change will occur, but that claim cannot be made in the face of the unstudied and ‘novel’ use of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria,” the letter reads.
In addition to Idaho and Kansas, other states joining the letter include: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Arizona Legislature.
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