In a discovery by CriticalRace.org, the University of Minnesota Medical School was found to offer “Child & Adolescent Gender Services” through its Sexual and Gender Health Clinic. These services include “gender affirming medication” for children.
“We provide services across the lifespan, with specific services for children, adolescents, and adults,” states the clinic’s website.
“All children and adolescents develop differently, and it’s common for some children, adolescents, and their families to need professional help understanding various gender issues.”
The website then dives into interventions conducted by the clinic on children who may be struggling with their gender.
“Intervention begins with assessment of a child/adolescent in conjunction with their caregiver(s).”
Services which may be provided to children include “gender affirming medication interventions, including puberty suppression, menstrual suppression, and hormone therapy.”
The University of Minnesota’s gender affirming care services to minors have been a hot topic of debate for students who object to the morality of such treatment. In 2023, a Catholic medical student group at the university stood firmly against gender affirming care for minors on campus. Emma Pero, the first president of the University of Minnesota’s Catholic Medical Association, noted the explicit moral violations taught in the classroom.
“My days were filled with so many lectures and guidelines that I knew were not right or ordered at all, and they were most definitely against our beliefs as Catholics,” wrote Pero.
President Trump has taken a hard-line stance against publicly funded medical schools that provide or promote gender transition treatments for minors. In Executive Order 14187, titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” the administration directed federally funded institutions, including medical schools, to discontinue providing gender-affirming treatment for children.
“The head of each executive department or agency (agency) that provides research or education grants to medical institutions, including medical schools and hospitals, shall, consistent with applicable law…immediately take appropriate steps to ensure that institutions receiving Federal research or education grants end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children,” reads the order.
Not only does the Sexual and Gender Health Clinic offer medical transition assistance to children, but it also provides therapy and education for parents or caregivers who may be struggling with their child’s new gender.
“Caregiver(s) often experience a range of emotions and have many questions when learning about their child’s gender,” states the clinic.
“We provide education and therapeutic support for caregivers. For caregivers of adolescents, we invite them to participate in group therapy with their adolescent. This gives the opportunity to meet other caregivers in similar situations.”
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