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Dept. of Health Says It Has Only Two Pages Of Scientific Evidence Backing Its Support For ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided only a two-page document to support Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine’s claim that “gender-affirming care” is “necessary” for transgender youth.

This has led to allegations that Levine violated the Department’s scientific integrity policies by making unsubstantiated claims.

The complaint, filed by Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), requests an investigation into Levine’s politically motivated declarations and misrepresentation of scientific evidence.

“This suggests that Assistant Secretary Levine has constantly, continually, ‘everywhere I go,’ made unequivocal statements regarding the medical necessity, safety, and effectiveness of gender-affirming care based entirely upon a single two-page document,” the letter read.

The complaint argued that the lack of substantial evidence contradicts HHS’s pledge to adhere to professional practices and evidence-based policymaking.

“When asked for ‘records of scientific evidence, studies, and/or data’ and for ‘records of surveys of medical professionals’ to support these claims, HHS was able to provide only a single information sheet – essentially a piece of marketing material with cherry-picked data and agenda-driven assertions,” the complaint stated.

“This is the opposite of science and evidence-based policymaking and flies in the face of the agency’s pledge of ‘adherence to professional practices, ethical behavior, and the principles of honesty and objectivity when conducting, managing, using the results of, and communicating about science and scientific activities.’”

“When we asked HHS to provide this data, all they offered was a single two-page information sheet with links to cherry-picked, often activist-generated research to justify irreversible and possibly dangerous measures,” group director Michael Chamberlain said. “Meanwhile, European health services are actively withdrawing their support for these therapies. Even in the face of this, the Assistant Secretary accuses skeptics of ideological motives.”

“These statements not only do not acknowledge the contrary evidence, they assert that there is none,” the group said. “In spite of voluminous scientific evidence from around the world, as well as a growing number of policy decisions in other countries that run in the opposite direction, Adm. Levine has consistently made assertions indicating there is no data, studies, or evidence that contradicts or does not support these statements. The Assistant Secretary has also not only ignored the burgeoning controversy regarding the use of these treatments for minors, but has declared that it simply does not exist, that there is not a modicum of controversy in the scientific or medical communities regarding these treatments.”

“In fact, the opposite appears to be true. There appears to be little evidence in support of the statements issued by Adm. Levine. HHS was provided the opportunity to present the evidence upon which these statements are based. Instead of producing reams of studies, data, and evidence, the agency was unable to deliver anything but a single two-page information sheet, with a few cherry-picked studies. It is difficult to imagine a more clear-cut case of an official violating HHS’s scientific integrity policies and undermining the state of science in pursuit of a controversial policy agenda.”

The group highlighted contradictory evidence from various sources, including skepticism from therapists and warnings from other countries about the risks of gender transitioning procedures.

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