French Senators from the center-right party Les Républicains have issued a new report which recommends a ban on gender affirming medical care for those under the age of 18. The 340-page report comes in advance of a recommendation by France’s High Authority of Health which is expected sometime soon.
A lengthy investigation initiated by centre-right Les Républicains senator Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio has just been made public. It is alarmed by what has been described as “one of the greatest ethical scandals in the history of medicine”—namely sex reassignment in minors, made possible by the administration of puberty blockers and surgery.
The report, which is detailed and well-argued, points to a number of abuses by health professionals, indoctrinated by a “trans-affirmative” ideology and subject to the influence of experienced trans activist associations. The report’s…