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/
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.
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.
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
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