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protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation

Silent Majority Foundation has joined the State of Alabama in filing an amicus brief to protect children from chemical and surgical mutilation. On February 7, 2025, Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota sued President Trump seeking to invalidate Executive Order (“EO”) 14,187, “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” Alongside many other egregious statements, these States claimed that: 

"Gender-affirming care is also the recommended treatment for gender dysphoria by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s (WPATH’s) Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People which is currently in its 8th version (SOC-8). Paragraph 58 of the Complaint." 

However, the State of Alabama has already litigated this issue and found that SOC-8 is not what it pretends to be. Alabama’s prior litigation will shine light on this critical issue and is the basis for its interest in filing an amicus brief in support of President Trumps EO. 

Alabama’s Prior Litigation 

In 2022, Alabama passed legislation prohibiting pediatric sex-change procedures. The law was challenged by a group of plaintiffs that claimed that "gender-affirming care" is lifesaving and is supported by the "best available science" as outlined by WPATH – the same line offered by Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota this month. 

Through its defense of the 2022 law, Alabama obtained discovery from WPATH, unveiling deeply troubling internal WPATH documents related to the adoption and development of SOC-8. The discovery showed that SOC-8 is not based on scientific evidence but was to be used as "a tool for our attorneys to use in defending access to care." Even more concerning, WPATH's own evidence-review team admitted to finding "little to no evidence about children and adolescents" regarding transitioning treatments. Most concerning is that the discovery revealed that former Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, applied political pressure for WPATH to adopt its findings. Levine’s interactions included reviewing an “Embargoed Copy – For Your Eyes Only” draft of SOC-8 and consistent application pressure to WPATH to remove “specific minimum ages for treatment.” These statements are laid out in the Alabama/SMF Amicus Brief. 

Discussing the importance of this brief, SMF’s General Counsel, Pete Serrano said, “SMF is proud to partner with Alabama in raising awareness of the junk science controlling the gender dysphoria medical complex. This brief is extremely important and is available for public consumption to provide We, the Parents information on the driving forces that push and pull our children to unnecessary, anti-scientific gender issues. Our purpose in filing this Brief is to arm parents through transparency.” 

As SMF moves forward, the focus of our work remains on ensuring that the health and well-being of minors are safeguarded in Washington and across the nation.