The Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration is finalizing a rule to block federal funding from hospitals that provide harmful sex-based medical procedures on minors, signaling a major policy shift.
In Massachusetts, parents are petitioning the Supreme Court after discovering that their child’s school facilitated a social gender transition in secret—without their knowledge or consent.
Meanwhile, in Louisiana, a pastor was fired from his public library job after refusing to use transgender pronouns, standing firm on his convictions about truth and free speech.
Sincerely,
The Biological Integrity Team
The American College of Pediatricians
HHS and Trump Admin Move to Cut Federal Funding from Gender Clinics
The Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration is finalizing a rule that would prohibit federal funding through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to any hospital that provides chemical or surgical mutilations to minors.
This move is part of a broader federal strategy to combat these harmful practices, following January executive order and the release of recent HHS report.
As a result, in fear of losing federal funding, many hospitals across the country have already begun shutting down their gender clinics.
Parents Petition SCOTUS to Stop Secret Social Transitions of Children
Two Massachusetts parents have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to block Ludlow Public Schools from secretly facilitating their middle-school child’s social transition to a nonbinary identity without their knowledge or consent.
The petition states: “Parents across the country need this Court’s swift intervention, lest schools continue to mold their children’s sexual identity without parental input. There’s no time to waste.”
They argue that the district’s actions undermine parental rights and pose risks to their child’s mental health. Their case follows a similar complaint filed by another set of parents against the same district in 2022.
Louisiana Pastor Fired from Public Library over Trans Pronouns
A Louisiana pastor, Luke Ash, was fired from his part-time role at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on July 10 after he refused to use a coworker’s preferred pronouns—continuing to use pronouns aligned with their biological sex—which the library deemed a violation of its code of conduct.
Ash, who also serves as lead pastor at a local church, said he “will not lie” by using pronouns he believes are incorrect, framing the refusal as a matter of religious conviction and free speech.
