Transgender Treatments for Kids: Oregon Lies about Evidence

Who cares about truth — or protecting kids — when gender ideology is on the line?

That’s the best way to understand Oregon’s decision on February 7 to join a court case against the Trump administration’s new limitations on transgender treatments for children and teenagers under 19 years old. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Dan Rayfield as one of his first acts in office, but state records reveal the suit rests on a foundation of falsehoods. As a lifelong liberal Democrat who believes gender-distressed kids should have access to evidence-based care, it pains me to see my state put politics ahead of children’s health.

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Paul Terdal

Paul Terdal is an advocate for health consumer rights and a visiting fellow at Do No Harm.

Who cares about truth — or protecting kids — when gender ideology is on the line?

That’s the best way to understand Oregon’s decision on February 7 to join a court case against the Trump administration’s new limitations on transgender treatments for children and teenagers under 19 years old. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Dan Rayfield as one of his first acts in office, but state records reveal the suit rests on a foundation of falsehoods. As a lifelong liberal Democrat who believes gender-distressed kids should have access to evidence-based care, it pains me to see my state put politics ahead of children’s health.