1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to oppose legislation that criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for minors and to support the fundamental right of parents to make medical decisions for their children in consultation with qualified healthcare providers. On March 5, 2026, President Trump initially posted support for allowing gender-affirming procedures with parental consent before deleting it under pressure from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and others. Greene's Protect Children's Innocence Act, which passed the House, would make it a felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming care to anyone under 18, even with parental approval. This represents an unprecedented government intrusion into the doctor-patient-parent relationship. Parents know their children better than politicians do. When a family faces complex medical decisions, they work closely with pediatricians, endocrinologists, mental health professionals, and other specialists who have examined the child and understand their specific situation. These are not casual decisions made on a whim. They involve extensive evaluation, counseling, and careful consideration of the child's wellbeing. The Trump administration's January 2026 executive order restricting gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth under 19 already limits access to care that major medical organizations support. Going further by criminalizing doctors who provide this care with parental consent crosses a dangerous line. If the government can override parental medical decisions in this area, what other healthcare choices might be next? Daily Wire host Matt Walsh acknowledged that most youth receiving gender-affirming care do so with parental consent, which underscores that this is about families making informed medical choices, not children acting independently. The real agenda behind these bills is to eliminate this care entirely, regardless of individual circumstances or medical necessity. I urge you to oppose any legislation that criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for minors and to stand with parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children. Trust families and their doctors, not politicians, to determine appropriate medical care.