Karine Jean-Pierre says healthcare decisions should be left to families & the right freaks out

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing on Friday, July 30, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.
Photo: Official White House Photo by Erin Scott

Out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated the Biden administration’s position on whether gender-affirming health care should be available to minors – that it’s not a decision for the government to make – and many Republicans reacted negatively despite their advocacy of “parents’ rights” over the last several years that they trot out when they want to ban library books or classroom discussions of LGBTQ+ people and racism.

Jean-Pierre was asked about the numerous bills targeting trans youth by taking away their access to health care. Over ten have already passed this year alone, with some going so far as to threaten doctors with jail time for providing treatments supported by major healthcare organizations like the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

“Indiana just banned puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and gender transition surgeries for minors,” a reporter said at the press briefing yesterday. “I’m wondering what the president’s reaction is to the Indiana governor signing that bill into law.  And does the president have a position on at what age these kinds of therapies and surgeries are appropriate?”

“That’s something for a child and their parents to decide,” Jean-Pierre responded.  “It’s not something that we believe should be decided by — by legislators.  So I’ll leave it there.”

Jean-Pierre noted that over…

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