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Culture & the Family
Brecheen, Lankford seek answers after experiments on children
U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, and U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., are asking why the federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to spend millions of dollars on transgender youth studies after one recent NIH-funded study on the impact of cross-sex hormones on transgender youth involved the suicides of two participants even as 11 other subjects considered killing themselves.Ray Carter | May 9, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma hospital prevails against Biden administration
Facing the threat of a lawsuit and encountering widespread public backlash and ridicule, the Biden administration has backed down in its efforts to effectively force the closure of an Oklahoma Catholic hospital because it maintains a “living flame” candle in its chapel.Ray Carter | May 8, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Biden administration threatens Tulsa hospital over candle
The Biden administration has threatened to strip Saint Francis Hospital South of accreditation that allows it to serve Medicare and Medicaid patients because the hospital maintains an eternally lit candle as a religious symbol in its hospital chapel, according to a legal organization representing the hospital.Ray Carter | May 4, 2023
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Culture & the Family
ACLU sues to overturn Oklahoma’s ban on child sex-change surgeries
The American Civil Liberties Union and likeminded groups have filed a lawsuit to overturn a new state law that bans the provision of hormone blockers and cross-sex hormones, as well as sex-change surgeries, to Oklahoma children younger than 18.Ray Carter | May 3, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
OCPA to engage in court effort protecting child sex-change surgery ban
OCPA President Jonathan Small announced today that OCPA will be organizing a coalition of groups and individuals for the purpose of defending a new state law that prevents children from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries, cross-sex hormones, or puberty blockers before age 18.Staff | May 2, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
OCPA praises signing of ban on child sex-change surgeries
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised Gov. Kevin Stitt and members of the Oklahoma Legislature for approval of a new law that prevents children from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries, cross-sex hormones, or puberty blockers before age 18.Staff | May 2, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Stitt signs ban on youth sex-change surgeries
Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed Senate Bill 613 into law, banning irreversible gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-hormone therapies for children under the age of 18.Ray Carter | May 2, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Ban on child sex-change surgeries sent to governor
A ban on performing sex-change surgeries on children has won overwhelming approval in both chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature and now awaits the governor’s signature.Ray Carter | April 28, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
OCPA praises lawmakers for protecting children and teens
OCPA President praised members of the Oklahoma Legislature for sending the governor legislation that will prevent children and teens from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries, cross-sex hormones, or puberty blockers before age 18.Staff | April 28, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma sex-change surgery debate continues
Efforts to prohibit sex-change surgeries on children continue to advance with the Oklahoma House of Representatives passing another version of the proposed ban.Ray Carter | April 27, 2023