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Boston Children’s Hospital Decries ‘Misinformation’ After Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries

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Boston Children’s Hospital Decries ‘Misinformation’ After Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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8/18/2022|Updated: 8/19/2022
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Facing a backlash over a widely accessible video series promoting “gender-affirming” surgeries, Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) quietly updated its website to indicate that such procedures are only available to adults, accusing those who question otherwise of spreading “misinformation.”

The pediatric hospital, which offers “surgical care of transgender patients” at its Center of Gender Surgery, came under fire after a promotional video went viral on social media.

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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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