HHS Secretary Defends Biden’s Plan to Use Federal Funds to Pay for ‘Gender Mutilating Surgeries’ for

[libertybele]

HHS Secretary Defends Biden’s Plan to Use Federal Funds to Pay for ‘Gender Mutilating Surgeries’ for Children

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Tuesday defended President Biden’s intention to use federal funds through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to pay for sex changes for children.

The secretary said that “everyone in America” should have “access to the health care that they need, whether you’re a child or adult.”

During a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the HHS budget for FY2024, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) said, “With regards to the president’s comments about funding gender-denying mutilation surgery, that’s all I can call it, because believe me. I’ve seen bilateral mastectomies. I’ve seen penectomies for trauma.

“These are gender mutilating surgeries. Do you really want to pay for that under the CHIPS program? Is the president serious? He wants to take our childhood health insurance program and pay for this. Yes?” Harris asked............

https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/hhs-secretary-defends-bidens-plan-use-federal-funds-pay-gender

[Kamaji]

Genital mutilation and poisoning with cross-sex hormones is not health care.

[DefiantMassRINO]

How about building pharmaceutical supply factories in the US?  The news said there was an amoxicillin shortage in the US.

How about more baby forumula factories in the US?  It was embarassing and a national security failure to need to import some from Europe on an emergency basis.

How about solving real health sector issues than can effect EVERYONE, not just a few fruit loops who are this week's liberal cause celebre?