A letter from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to Secretary of Defense Gen. Lloyd Austin, which was exclusively obtained by Breitbart News, inquires about support for transgender medical interventions among doctors associated with the Department of Defense.
“Even as the threats to this country from foreign adversaries worsen, your department is apparently preoccupied with advancing shocking claims that pander to activist crowds,” the letter opens.
The letter highlights a recent story that revealed that doctors associated with the Department of Defense advocated for minors to receive so-called “gender-affirming care.” The physicians claimed that children as young as seven “have an inherent ability and right to consent to gender-affirming therapy.”
“These gender interventions can cause permanent sterility, worsen mental health, hamper brain development, cause blindness, and even lead to premature mortality,” Attorney General Bailey’s letter reads before going on to question, “How is a seven-year-old supposed to assess all these known side effects and consent?”
Bailey also contends that the “Pentagon officials advancing this shocking claim do nothing to advance our nation’s defensive capabilities” before going on to cite prominent national security concerns like our “proxy war with Russia” or the “increasingly bellicose government of Communist China.” . . . .
. . . “When our nation’s top military brass lose focus and prioritize political correctness instead of military readiness, our nation is less safe, and our enemies are emboldened.”
“It is time to return to your constitutional mission of protecting the American people,” the letter charges. . . . (read more on Breitbart News)
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