‘Long overdue’: Praise for HHS’ action to bar taxpayer-funded sex-change procedures

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ action to bar “sex-rejecting” transgender procedures for minors has met with approval from groups that aim to protect children from harmful ideology, with some calling the move “long overdue,” stating that taxpayers should not be forced to pay for procedures that lack proven benefits.

President of family defense organization the American Principles Project Terry Schilling told The Center Square: “President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Robert F.} Kennedy are providing long overdue protections to families across the country.”

“For too long, families have been left at the mercy of a medical establishment that seeks to disfigure vulnerable children for profit,” Schilling said.

Dr. Jay Richards, director of the DeVos Center for Human Flourishing and the William E. Simon senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told The Center Square: “We’re delighted that Secretary Kennedy and HHS are taking such bold action to protect children who are strug...