A new database launched by Do No Harm, an association of medical professionals opposed to the politicization of medicine, has revealed that nearly 14,000 children underwent sex changes across the United States from 2019 to 2023. The database, called "Stop The Harm," tracks sex change treatments being performed on minors at healthcare facilities and found that at least 13,994 children underwent such procedures during the specified time period, with doctors charging around $119 million for these interventions.
The database tracks children’s hospitals and providers that offer puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries aimed at changing the gender of children. Users can access lists of hospitals providing sex change operations on children in their state, as well as view profiles of hospitals with high numbers of child sex change patients.
Some notable findings from the database include Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, which had 145 child sex change patients, including 39 surgery patients, and charged $274,000 for interventions. Oregon’s Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center had 267 child sex change patients and 223 surgery patients.
The report also highlights doctors who billed the highest sums for sex change interventions on children, with one doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital billing $5.19 million, the highest of any single provider. Other hospitals and doctors across the country were also identified for their involvement in performing and promoting sex change treatments for minors.
The database, which used data from commercial insurance providers, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, noted that the figures could potentially underestimate the number of sex change interventions performed on children and their associated costs. The analysis also excluded data from certain insurance companies and direct payments, indicating that the actual numbers may be higher than reported.