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Title: FL Is Suing the Medical Establishment Over Trans Youth, Cites Debunked Study
Post by: Jessica_Rose on December 09, 2025, 05:18:15 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on December 09, 2025, 05:18:15 PM
Florida Is Suing the Medical Establishment Over Trans Youth, Cites Debunked Study
https://www.them.us/story/florida-james-uthmeier-trans-youth-lawsuit-endocrine-society-pediatrics-american
James Factora (9 Dec 2025)
Florida's attorney general has sued a handful of prominent medical organizations for promoting the efficacy of gender-affirming care for youth.
The organizations being sued are the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which issues the widely-cited Standards of Care for gender-affirming care, as well as the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The suit alleges that the defendants' claims about gender-affirming care for youth "are false and misleading," and cites the Cass Review, a debunked study on gender-affirming care that was commissioned by the U.K. government in 2024. Ultimately, the suit claims that the defendants violate the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida RICO Act, claiming that these organizations have engaged in "racketeering." The suit asks for declarations that promoting gender-affirming care constitutes an unfair trade practice and racketeering activity, hefty fines for each defendant, and that the defendants be banned from continuing to advertise "the safety, reversibility, or efficacy or pediatric sex interventions."
Of course, there is plenty of evidence in favor of the efficacy and safety of gender-affirming care for minors, which is why organizations like WPATH, the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics have endorsed the availability of said care. But that hasn't stopped the right wing. In July, the Department of Justice announced that it had issued "nearly 20" subpoenas to clinics providing gender-affirming care to youth, alleging that "healthcare fraud, false statements, and more" are occurring at the clinics. In August, a group of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of using backdoor methods to create a de facto ban on gender-affirming care while skirting state laws that protect the civil rights of trans people.
https://www.them.us/story/florida-james-uthmeier-trans-youth-lawsuit-endocrine-society-pediatrics-american
James Factora (9 Dec 2025)
Florida's attorney general has sued a handful of prominent medical organizations for promoting the efficacy of gender-affirming care for youth.
The organizations being sued are the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which issues the widely-cited Standards of Care for gender-affirming care, as well as the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The suit alleges that the defendants' claims about gender-affirming care for youth "are false and misleading," and cites the Cass Review, a debunked study on gender-affirming care that was commissioned by the U.K. government in 2024. Ultimately, the suit claims that the defendants violate the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida RICO Act, claiming that these organizations have engaged in "racketeering." The suit asks for declarations that promoting gender-affirming care constitutes an unfair trade practice and racketeering activity, hefty fines for each defendant, and that the defendants be banned from continuing to advertise "the safety, reversibility, or efficacy or pediatric sex interventions."
Of course, there is plenty of evidence in favor of the efficacy and safety of gender-affirming care for minors, which is why organizations like WPATH, the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics have endorsed the availability of said care. But that hasn't stopped the right wing. In July, the Department of Justice announced that it had issued "nearly 20" subpoenas to clinics providing gender-affirming care to youth, alleging that "healthcare fraud, false statements, and more" are occurring at the clinics. In August, a group of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of using backdoor methods to create a de facto ban on gender-affirming care while skirting state laws that protect the civil rights of trans people.