Vanderbilt University
clinic responds to claims of unethical transgender surgery on minors (Connecting the Dots: Vanderbilt
University, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network & Soros All Networking)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are
seeking an investigation into the clinic
TENNESSEE Published September 21, 2022 2:32pm EDT
By Anders Hagstrom , Danielle Wallace | Fox News
Vanderbilt University Medical
Center (VUMC) rejected claims that it performs unethical transgender surgeries
on minors Wednesday, saying it requires parental consent for anyone under the
age of 18.
The statement comes in relation to calls from Tennessee
lawmakers to investigate the clinic following a report from conservative
activist Matt Walsh. The VUMC denied any wrongdoing in a statement to Fox News
Digital, saying it conducts all of its care "in compliance with state law
and in line with professional practice standards."
"VUMC requires parental consent to treat a minor
patient who is to be seen for issues related to transgender care and never
refuses parental involvement in the care of transgender youth who are under age
18," the statement read. "Our policies allow employees to decline to
participate in care they find morally objectionable and do not permit
discrimination against employees who choose to do so. This includes employees
whose personal or religious beliefs do not support gender-affirming care for
transgender persons."
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.,
and others called for an investigation after a Tuesday report from Walsh
claimed that VUMC "drugs, chemically castrates and performs double
mastectomies on minors."
Nashville, Tennessee - October 9, 2017: Sign at the entrance to Vanderbilt University (iStock)
Walsh's report references a series of videos from
Vanderbilt staff indicating the university "has given irreversible hormone
drugs to children as young as 13."
In one such video, Assistant Professor Dr. Shayne Taylor
can be heard in a 2018 video apparently discussing "top surgery." It
is not clear at the time of this report if Taylor was referring to surgery on
minors in the referenced 2018 video.
"Some of our VUMC financial folks in October of 2016
put down some costs of how much money we think each patient would bring in. And
this is only including top surgery, this isn't including any bottom surgery,
and it's a lot of money," Taylor said in the video.
"Top surgery" in this context for a female
would be a double mastectomy.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, shown here in January delivering his delivering his State of the State address in Nashville, called the Hope Clinic attack an act of "terrorism." (AP/Mark Zaleski)
Dr. Taylor's employee page on the VUMC website is no
longer available, and the organization did not immediately respond to questions
about her employment status.
The page for the transgender pediatric clinic was also
unavailable on the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital website,
despite being live as recently as August 31. Vanderbilt Health's
"Gender-Affirming Surgery" page was
unavailable as of Wednesday, but was live as recently as July
2.
Vanderbilt
University denied involvement in the VUMC in a statement to Fox.
"Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a fully
independent nonprofit and has been a separate legal entity from Vanderbilt
University since 2016. As such, Vanderbilt University has no role in medical
decisions and patient care," university spokesman John O'Brien told Fox.
Lee released a statement calling for an investigation
soon after the report's release.
"The ‘pediatric transgender clinic’ at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center [VUMC] raises serious moral, ethical and legal
concerns," Lee said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "We should
not allow permanent, life-altering decisions that hurt children or policies
that suppress religious liberties, all for the purpose of financial gain. We
have to protect Tennessee children, and this warrants a thorough
investigation."
"Agreed, we are with you," Blackburn wrote in a
tweet referencing Lee's comments.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 21: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., listens to senators opening statements during the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Bidens nominee for Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Lee spokeswoman Casey Sellers told Fox that the
governor's office has "shared concerns with the Attorney General."
Tennessee state Rep. William Lamberth joined Lee and
Blackburn in condemning the University on Wednesday, saying he hopes to go
beyond just an investigation.
"I'm deeply troubled by what Matt Walsh uncovered
about the Pediatric Transgender Clinic at VUMC," Lamberth said. "Gov.
Bill Lee is right to call for an investigation, and we will support that
investigation 100%. This type of child mutilation should be illegal and soon
will be in TN."
Connecting
the Dots:
E. Gordon Gee was
the president of Vanderbilt University and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Catherine B.
Reynolds was a trustee at Vanderbilt
University and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development and the International Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Harold E.
Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee and a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University.
ONE Campaign is a partner with
the International Rescue Committee.
Michelle Obama is
an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married to Barack
Obama.
Barack
Obama is married to Michelle Obama and Obamacare
is his signature policy initiative.
Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature
policy initiative.
CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.
Donna S. Morea was
the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
and a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development.
E. Gordon Gee was
the president of Vanderbilt University and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Catherine B.
Reynolds was a trustee at Vanderbilt
University and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development and the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Harold E.
Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee and a visiting
professor at Vanderbilt University.
Clifford S.
Asness is a director at the International
Rescue Committee and supported same-sex
marriage in New York.
Rhonda Weingarten is
an overseer at the International Rescue
Committee, the president of the American
Federation of Teachers and was the
president of the United Federation of
Teachers.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Pew Charitable Trusts.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and is Daisy M. Soros’s
brother-in-law.
Libby Doggett was
a Home Visiting Campaign director for the Pew
Charitable Trusts and is the deputy assistant secretary for
the U.S. Department of Education.
Kevin Jennings was
an assistant deputy secretary for the U.S.
Department of Education and the founder & executive director for
the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education
Network.
Daisy M. Soros is
George Soros’s
sister-in-law and a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Joan
H. Tisch is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and a
lifetime trustee at the Gay Men's Health
Crisis.
Resources:
Past Research
American Federation of
Teachers Pushes Homosexuality (And You Pay for It) (Past
Research on Teachers & the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/07/american-federation-of-teachers-pushes.html
Children's
hospital-linked infections fall sharply (Past
Research on Vanderbilt University, the ONE Campaign & Obamacare)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/search?q=Vanderbilt+University
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