Accusations of Biden admin ‘interference’ in transgender surgery guidelines for minors probed by House GOP

On November 12, 2021, several Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform asked for documents and information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Their request was associated with accusations that the Biden administration had interfered in the establishment of new clinical guidelines for children needing access to gender-affirming care, including surgery.

The GOP members alleged that the Biden administration did leverage political pressure to revise a recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) regarding