{"id":46137,"date":"2026-08-15T06:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46137"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:58:40","slug":"transgender-drugs-surgery-went-too-far-leave-kids-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46137","title":{"rendered":"Transgender drugs, surgery went too far: Leave kids alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fnewspress-collage-qq60gr9sb-1786758496465.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261786744115\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Californians can all agree on the need to treat other people with respect. If an individual feels that he or she wants to adopt a different gender identity, we can respect that wish.<\/p>\n<p>But there are boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>And they start with children.<\/p>\n<p>Children are not mature enough to make life-changing decisions that will cause irreversible changes to their bodies and their fertility.<\/p>\n<p>That is why children should not have surgery to remove their genitals or their breasts. They should not be prescribed drugs that block their hormones and prevent their bodies from developing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Californians can all agree on the need to treat other people with respect. If an individual feels that he or she wants to adopt a different gender identity, we can respect that wish. <span class=\"credit\">Clementine Breen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Soren Aldaco claims gender-affirming doctors \u201cgaslit\u201d her into transitioning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And they certainly should not be pressured into making those decisions by unscrupulous doctors trying to make a buck, or school officials trying to make a point.<\/p>\n<p>This week, The California Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/13\/us-news\/detransitioners-recall-horror-of-doctors-pressuring-them-as-impressionable-teens\/\">published the story<\/a> of several \u201cdetransitioners\u201d \u2014 people who were encouraged, as minors, to take puberty blockers or to undergo surgery, and who later changed their minds.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Health and Human Services issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/13\/us-news\/hospitals-got-rich-through-shady-gender-care-billing-tactics-for-kids\/\">report<\/a> this week, \u201cWolves in White Coats,\u201d that concluded that doctors and hospitals \u2014 with encouragement from left-wing politicians \u2014 are pushing children toward inappropriate \u2014 and irreversible \u2014 treatments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The doctors and hospitals stood to reap hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>California aided and abetted this horror.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to state Sen. Scott Wiener \u2014 now running for Nancy Pelosi\u2019s congressional seat in San Francisco \u2014 and to Gov. Gavin Newsom, California became a \u201csanctuary state\u201d for minors from other states seeking transgender drugs or surgeries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Soren Aldaco claims gender-affirming doctors \u201cgaslit\u201d her into transitioning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wiener\u2019s bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 107<\/a>, shielded doctors and hospitals in California from releasing information to courts in other states about children who came (or were brought) to the state for so-called \u201cgender-affirming care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was just the latest absurd law pushed by Wiener, who has become infamous in Sacramento for championing extreme proposals, supposedly in service of LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom shares the blame, too. He signed a law \u2014 later <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/03\/us-news\/newsom-torn-apart-for-attacking-scotus-ruling-on-trans-students-insane-ideology-above-parents\/\">struck down<\/a> by the Supreme Court \u2014 barring students from informing parents if their children decided to change their gender at school.<\/p>\n<p>That left children at the mercy of teachers, guidance counselors and school health officials when considering dramatic medical treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/18\/media\/gender-clinic-whistleblower-calls-out-gavin-newsom-for-dodging-question-on-treatment-for-8-year-olds\/\">dodged questions<\/a> about how young a child would have to be to be too young to qualify for transgender drugs and surgeries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He and other Democrats lack the courage to stand up to the most radical elements in the LGBTQ+ movement.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s simple: Leave the kids alone.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download here!<\/a><br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><\/a><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Californians can all agree on the need to treat other people with respect. 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