Friends and neighbors,
Minnesota taxpayers are unknowingly funding life-altering procedures on children, and it’s deeply concerning. Between 2019 and 2023, more than $200,000 of your tax dollars was spent on gender-related interventions for minors here:
“That database showed that hospitals in Minnesota saw 382 minors who were “sex change patients,” including 174 total surgery patients. These hospitals administered “hormone and puberty blockers” to 219 total children, and wrote 1,038 prescriptions. In all, it totaled $2,298,056 in total submitted charges.
“At least 39 of those interventions were paid for through Managed Medicaid for a total of $130,044.24. One was paid for by Medicaid for $21,723.51, and one through Tricare, the healthcare program for current and retired military members and their families, for a sum of $58,830.
“In total, taxpayers paid $210,597.75 for these interventions.”
Children’s Minnesota was even named one of the “12 worst offending children’s hospitals promoting sex change treatments for minors.”
Performing these risky and, often, irreversible interventions on vulnerable minors is not an appropriate priority for government, nor is it an appropriate use of your tax dollars.
Aside from government involvement, it is a mistake to be performing these interventions on children in the first place. I’ve said this before, but countless children across America are facing significant mental health challenges. Some may believe they are transgender, though their struggles could stem from a variety of other underlying issues.
As adults, it is our duty to guide them through these difficulties. We must offer leadership, love, and support. Our role isn’t to simply give in to whatever a child wants in the moment.
Unfortunately, this is yet another example of the extremism of Governor Walz’s policies and the policies of Minnesota Democrats, which have created a situation where the state can get involved in families’ decisions and even take custody over a disagreement about these interventions.
This is wrong, and I will continue to fight it. We must protect our children – and especially the children that are vulnerable.
If you have any questions, please reach out.
God Bless,