Oz opposes abortion, trans care in letter to GOP senator

[Jessica_Rose]

Oz opposes abortion, trans care in letter to GOP senator

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oz-opposes-abortion-trans-care-in-letter-to-gop-senator/ar-AA1C1Kxz?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=2bd4f39bd4564d57ab904cfd42868205&ei=56

Story by Jessie Hellman (31 March 2025)

Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, affirmed his opposition to abortion and gender-affirming care for trans people, including for minors, in a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that Hawley posted online Monday.

The letter, which Hawley posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, came after Hawley pressed Oz on past comments Oz made on his television show "The Dr. Oz Show" supporting gender-affirming care for trans people and children.

"Since I hosted the Dr. Oz show, medical research on this topic has shown that previous clinical approaches were not sufficiently evidence-based" and contained inconsistencies, Oz wrote in the letter, which was posted on social media on International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Oz wrote that he looks forward to administering Trump's policies, including an executive order that makes it the policy of the U.S. government not to fund or promote gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, for anyone under 19 years of age.

Oz also said he would not issue a national coverage determination for gender-transition surgery or hormone or puberty blockers. National coverage determinations are issued by CMS to require Medicare to pay for a service. 

[April Marie]

If there was any doubt about the utter lack of integrity, morals or compassion of every leader in this administration, it's gone now. And, at least for the near term, so is any possibility of having my HRT covered by Medicare/Tricare For Life.