FTC and Four States Sue WPATH Over Alleged Deceptive Claims About Pediatric Gender Transition Services
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas, has filed a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), alleging the organization enabled medical providers to make false and unsubstantiated claims to parents to sell pediatric medical transition services. The lawsuit claims WPATH, an association of clinicians who profit from these services, recommended medical interventions including drugs and surgery for children and adolescents experiencing gender distress.
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WPATH, an association of clinicians who profit from pediatric medical transition services, recommended medical interventions, including drugs and surgery, for children and adolescents who expressed dissatisfaction with or distress about their sex tra
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