cover of episode 494. 14,000 Minors, $120 Million: A Pediatric Medical Scandal | Dr. Jared Ross

494. 14,000 Minors, $120 Million: A Pediatric Medical Scandal | Dr. Jared Ross

2024/10/31
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Key Insights

Why is the gender affirmation movement considered brutal and malevolent?

It results in physical and psychological destruction of minors through surgeries and hormonal treatments they cannot properly consent to.

What evidence did Do No Harm present about gender-affirming treatments for minors?

14,000 minors underwent sex change treatments, 6,000 received surgeries, 63,000 prescriptions for hormones and puberty blockers were written, totaling $120 million in insurance claims.

Why might parents be complicit in their children's gender transition?

They may be desperate for answers and misled by professionals claiming gender affirmation is the best option, possibly influenced by narcissistic motives.

What are the potential negative outcomes of gender-affirming surgeries?

Complications include infection, internal hair growth, strictures, and the need for lifelong dilation to maintain surgical outcomes.

Why is there a concern about the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) movement in the medical field?

It may poison the dynamic between patients in crisis and those trying to save them by prioritizing ideology over merit and patient care.

What are the top children's hospitals involved in gender-affirming treatments for minors?

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Children's Minnesota, Seattle Children's, and Children's Hospital, Los Angeles.

What is the role of Do No Harm in addressing gender-affirming treatments for minors?

It is a group of 12,000 medical professionals exposing and opposing these practices, aiming to protect minors from harmful treatments.

Why might gender-affirming treatments be particularly attractive to girls?

Girls are more likely to express negative emotion through bodily self-consciousness and hit puberty younger, making them more vulnerable to the promises of gender affirmation.

What is the significance of the Stop the Harm database?

It quantifies the extent of gender-affirming treatments for minors, providing evidence that counters claims of rarity or non-existence of such practices.

What is the potential impact of the DEI movement on medical school admissions?

It may lead to the erosion of meritocracy, selecting students based on skin color and melanin content over cognitive ability and merit.

Chapters

Dr. Jared Ross discusses the alarming statistics of gender-affirming treatments for minors, revealing that 14,000 minors underwent such treatments across nearly 2,000 hospitals from 2019 to 2023.
  • 14,000 minors underwent sex change treatments.
  • 6,000 minors received sex change surgeries.
  • 63,000 cross-sex hormones and puberty blocker prescriptions were written for 9,000 minors.
  • $120 million in submitted charges to insurance.

Shownotes Transcript

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with Dr. Jared Ross from the Do No Harm organization. They discuss the horrifying - and true - statistics around transgender care, the 12 children’s hospitals most responsible for pushing this ideology on children, the specifics of the surgeries involved, and what over 12,000 concerned physicians, victims, and citizens are doing in response.

 

Jared has been a first responder, EMT, paramedic, firefighter, SWAT team member, and an Emergency Medical Services educator. When the organization “Do No Harm” spoke with him, he had just returned from providing on-site safety and medical services at the Arizona Flying Circus, an event with aviation, pyrotechnics, flame throwers, and firearms. The week after, he planned to work in an emergency room at a city hospital.

 

The scope of scenarios that Jared encounters in these environments is wide, but they all have one thing in common: They are urgent. He worries the creep of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into the medical field will poison the dynamic between people in crisis and those trying to save them.

 

This episode was filmed on October 14th, 2024

 

 

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For Dr. Jared Ross:

 

On X https://x.com/jared999?lang=en

 

Do No Harm website https://donoharmmedicine.org/

 

Stop the Harm Database https://stoptheharmdatabase.com/