Transgender drugs, surgery went too far: Leave the kids alone

Nypost · Aug 14, 2026 · 492 words · By CA Post Editorial Board

Political Critique of California Government Child Protection Medical Ethics

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Transgender drugs, surgery went too far: Leave the kids alone See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google Californians can all agree on the need to treat other people with respect.

Common ground

If an individual feels that he or she wants to adopt a different gender identity, we can respect that wish.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The doctors and hospitals stood to reap hundreds of millions of dollars.”

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The provided evidence discusses Medicaid funding and the number of referrals for gender dysphoria, but does not provide financial data or claims regarding doctors/hospitals earning 'hundreds of millions of dollars'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump administration ends Medicaid funding for minors' gender-affirming treatments amid health concerns.But children cannot give informed consent for these irreversible treatments, and we've seen too …
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/11/trump-admin-no-mor…

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web search NEUTRAL — American medical experts continue to advocate for gender-affirming treatment.There were 5,000 referrals for gender dysphoria last year, up from 250 in 2011; at one clinic, more than a dozen of these r…
https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2022/10/26/u-k-s-nhs-find…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Singal does not believe that current scientific research justifies access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth, or the support of these treatments by major medical associations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion/trans-youth-care.…

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Claim 2: “He signed a law — later struck down by the Supreme Court — in effect barring educators from informing parents if their children decided to change their gender at school.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia pages about Governors and does not mention a specific law regarding educators informing parents about gender identity or any such law being struck down by the Supreme Court.

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web search NEUTRAL — Search Search Toggle the table of contents Governor (United States) 22 languagesAdd topic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_(United_States)

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web search NEUTRAL — 2Holy Roman/Habsburg Empires and successor states. 3Turkish rule.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · News SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom issued the following statement today on the passing of Gloria Steinem, feminist, writer, and advocate:“Glo…
https://www.gov.ca.gov/

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Claim 3: “Thanks to state Sen. Scott Wiener — now running for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat in San Francisco — and to Gov. Gavin Newsom, California became a “sanctuary state” for minors from other states seeking transgender drugs or surgeries.”

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Multiple independent web sources explicitly state that California became a 'sanctuary state' for minors seeking gender-affirming care due to SB 107, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Senate Bill 79 (SB 79), titled the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, is a 2025 California law that legalizes the construction of multi-story multi-family housing within one-ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Senate_Bill_79

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, or SB 1047, was a failed 2024 California bill intended to "mitigate the risk of catastrophic harms from AI models so adv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_and_Secure_Innovation_for…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 11th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, his district e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wiener

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Claim 4: “This week, The California Post published the story of several “detransitioners” — people who were encouraged, as minors, to take puberty blockers or to undergo surgery, and who later changed their minds.”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of 'The California Post' as a conservative tabloid. Web search results discuss detransition narratives (e.g., Chloe Cole) and the general rise of detransitioners, corroborating the subject matter of the reported stories.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 40, also known as the California billionaire tax or California wealth tax, is a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute that will appear on the November 3, 2026, ball…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_Proposition_40

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Post is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the California counterpart to the New York Post, and is owned by News Corp. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Post

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Posts (formerly Posts Summit) is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. It is located on the Big Sur Coast Highway, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south of the Big Sur V…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posts,_California

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Claim 5: “The US Department of Health and Human Services issued a report this week, “Wolves in White Coats,” that concluded that doctors and hospitals — with encouragement from left-wing politicians — are pushing children toward inappropriate — and irreversible — treatments.”

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While evidence confirms the existence of the US Department of Health and Human Services and a 2025 reorganization, there is no mention of a report titled 'Wolves in White Coats' in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March 2025, a reorganization of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was announced. The planned reorganization includes several organizational changes, including merging…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_U.S._Department_of_Health…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to set guidelines for the private healthcare syste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United St…
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Claim 6: “state Sen. Scott Wiener — now running for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat in San Francisco”

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Two independent news sources (KQED and another web result) explicitly report that State Senator Scott Wiener has announced his bid for the congressional seat currently held by Nancy Pelosi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit advocacy organization based in California, United States. It was founded in 2017 with the purpose of lobbying for housing reform in Califo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_YIMBY

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Senator Wiener may refer to: Deanna Wiener (born 1953), Minnesota State Senate Scott Wiener (born 1970), California State Senate Valerie Wiener (born 1948), Nevada State Senate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_Wiener

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Claim 7: “Wiener’s bill, SB 107, shielded doctors and hospitals in California from releasing information to courts in other states about children who came (or were brought) to the state for so-called “gender-affirming care.””

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Wikipedia directly confirms that SB 107 is a 2022 California law that protects access to gender-affirming medical care for minors and prevents the enforcement of out-of-state laws (shielding information from out-of-state courts).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Senate Bill 107 (SB-107) is a 2022 law in the state of California that protects access to gender-affirming medical care for minors and prevents the enforcement of out-of-state laws regardin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Senate_Bill_107

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs between Los Angeles, California, and Tumwater, Washington. U.S. Route 101 in California covers approximately 808 miles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California

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