A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Oklahoma’s law banning sex change surgeries and hormone treatments for minors, delivering a significant legal victory to advocates of parental rights and child protection. The ruling affirms the state’s authority to restrict medical interventions on minors amid ongoing debate over the safety and ethics of gender transition procedures.
A top integration officer in Berlin has issued a stark warning about the growing Islamist influence in the city’s migrant-heavy neighborhoods, where underage girls are receiving marriage counseling from radical imams. Güner Balci, a Turkish-born official for the Neukölln borough, said parts of the capital have become strongholds for hardline Islamic ideology, forcing her to move for her daughter’s safety.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened a public inquiry to investigate potential deception and harm caused by “gender-affirming care” for minors, following a recent workshop that featured whistleblowers, doctors, and parents of detransitioners. The FTC will accept public comments over the next 60 days, seeking to assess whether medical professionals have misled families or violated federal law under Sections 5 and 12 of the FTC Act.
Three illegal aliens from El Salvador were arrested by Houston Police Department investigators in a sting operation targeting individuals using dating apps to solicit underage girls. The suspects—Abner Ruiz, Carlos Gomez, and Erick Menjivar—were charged with online solicitation of a minor. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged immigration detainers on all three after their arrests.
Ten children were rescued from a storm bunker in Bibb County, Alabama, in connection with a disturbing child trafficking operation, according to local authorities. Seven individuals have been arrested and charged with a range of serious crimes including human trafficking and child abuse.
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, announced this week it will discontinue prescribing gender-affirming medications to minors under its “Gender Development Program.” The hospital cited “escalating legal and regulatory risks” as the primary reason, and said the new policy takes effect August 30, 2025.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced multiple arrests and deportations of illegal aliens involved in severe criminal offenses against minors. Described by officials as the “worst of the worst,” these individuals have now been removed from the United States under strengthened immigration enforcement policies.
Parents in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are alarmed after a third local teacher was arrested within a month over allegations of inappropriate behavior with minors. The latest suspect, 41-year-old Julian Gunther, a social studies teacher at Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts, was taken into custody Tuesday for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl.
A new national survey shows that most American voters strongly oppose taxpayer funding for organizations such as Planned Parenthood that perform abortions and offer gender transition treatments to minors. The poll, conducted by CRC Research for the Life Leadership Conference, found 64 percent of registered voters disapprove of public funds going to groups that provide puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and related services to minors.
Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit watchdog group, is calling for the end of federal funding to U.S. hospitals promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), gender transition procedures on minors, and climate activism, accusing them of diverting taxpayer dollars away from essential patient care. In a newly released “Consumer Warning” report, the group singles out five hospital systems: Cleveland Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
