Documents show how #conservative doctors influenced #AbortionRights, #TransRights

A small group of conservative #doctors has sought to shape the nation’s most contentious policies on #abortion & #transgender rights by promoting views rejected by the #medical establishment as #scientific #fact, acc/to docs reviewed by WaPo that describe the group’s internal strategies.

#HumanRights #Minoritarianism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/06/15/abortion-transgender-christian-doctors/

Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights

The American College of Pediatricians gained outsize political influence in recent years, promoting views rejected by the medical establishment as scientific fact.

The Washington Post

The records show that after long struggling to attract members, the #AmericanCollegeOfPediatricians gained outsize #political #influence in recent years, primarily by using #conservative #media as a megaphone in its quest to position the group as a reputable source of information.

#AbortionRights #TransRights #HumanRights #Minoritarianism

The org has successfully #lobbied since 2021 for #laws in >a half-dozen states that ban #GenderAffirmingCare for #transgender youths, w/ its representatives testifying before state #legislatures against the guidelines recommended by mainstream #medical groups, acc/to its records. It gained further #national prominence this year as one of the plaintiffs in the #federal #lawsuit to limit #access to #mifepristone, a key #abortion drug.

#AbortionRights #TransRights #HumanRights #Minoritarianism

Despite efforts to invoke the credibility of the medical profession, the #AmericanCollegeOfPediatricians is viewed w/ skepticism by the #medical establishment. For yrs, the grp has presented stats & talking points to state #legislators, #PublicSchool ofcls & the American #public as settled #science while internal docs emphasize how #religion & #morality influence its positions.

#AbortionRights #TransRights #HumanRights #LGBTQ+ #law #education