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The organization widely regarded as the leading authority on transgender medical treatment is facing allegations from the Federal Trade Commission that it built influential treatment guidelines for minors on evidence its own leaders privately acknowledged was limited and uncertain.
The complaint, filed in a Texas federal court by the Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, accuses World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) of developing and promoting guidance that healthcare providers relied upon when recommending puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and sex-change procedures for minors.
The case could determine whether the medical guidance that shaped transgender treatment for thousands of children was built on solid evidence or agenda-driven speculation.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the lawsuit is a consumer-protection case focused on whether families were properly informed about the risks and benefits of these treatments.
The FTC sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, alleging the organization misled parents and doctors about transgender medical treatments for minors. (Getty Images)
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«Children, but especially their parents, must have complete and truthful information when making decisions to purchase medical services,» Ferguson said in a statement. «For decades, the FTC has taken action against entities that make deceptive and unsubstantiated health-related claims.»
At the center of the lawsuit are allegations that WPATH publicly described its Standards of Care as evidence-based and rooted in expert consensus while some of the organization’s own leaders privately acknowledged limitations in the available evidence.
The complaint cites a 2023 strategy memo from Standards of Care 8th edition lead author Dr. Eli Coleman stating that «all of us are painfully aware that there are many gaps in research to back up our recommendations.»
People hold signs during a joint meeting of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine to establish new guidelines limiting gender-affirming care in Florida on Nov. 4, 2022. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service)
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It also references comments from Dr. Amy Tishelman, lead author of the organization’s chapter on children, who acknowledged in an NPR interview that there was no established «research basis» for determining the best assessments or treatments for «transgender youth.»
Federal regulators further allege WPATH removed age minimums from its 2022 Standards of Care for procedures including breast removal surgeries without scientific justification. According to the complaint, internal discussions revealed some WPATH leaders struggled to identify evidence-based reasons supporting the change.
Kurt Miceli, chief medical officer for Do No Harm, a medical ethics advocacy organization, said the allegations raise serious questions about how the organization’s guidelines were developed.
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«The conflicts of interest that are within the standards of care are significant, and again, not brought to light, and this is part of that deception, and the concern that WPATH has sort of stated that the science is there behind pediatric medical transition when it is not.»
Federal regulators allege that many of the clinicians and surgeons who helped draft WPATH’s guidelines had financial and professional interests tied to the treatments being recommended.
«What WPATH did was stack the deck with folks who had a financial invested interest in promoting pediatric medical transition, and subsequently you get guidelines that push hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries,» Miceli said.
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The lawsuit argues WPATH’s influence extends far beyond its membership. Its Standards of Care have been widely cited throughout medicine and have helped shape treatment protocols, insurance coverage decisions and professional guidance across the United States.
WPATH is a co-sponsoring organization of the Endocrine Society’s widely used clinical practice guideline on gender dysphoria and gender incongruence. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry describes WPATH and Endocrine Society guidance as the two most widely known clinical guidelines used by providers caring for youth with gender dysphoria.
Among the most serious allegations are claims that WPATH promoted pediatric transition procedures as «lifesaving» despite insufficient evidence that such interventions reduce suicide risk.
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The complaint cites instances in which parents were allegedly asked whether they would «rather have a live daughter or a dead son» when considering treatment options for their children.
«When WPATH says that these are life-saving interventions, and then we hear physicians tell parents, ‘Would you rather have a dead son or a living daughter?’, and we hear that line repeated, which again is not supported by evidence by any means whatsoever,» Miceli said.
«The benefits that WPATH is claiming are there actually aren’t,» Miceli told Fox News Digital. «In fact, the benefits are a very low certainty.»
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Graham Linehan poses with a placard reading «There’s no such thing as a transgender child» outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Sept. 4, 2025. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The complaint alleges that some minors who underwent medical transition experienced lasting complications, including chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, fertility concerns, nerve damage and ongoing psychological distress.
WPATH rejected the allegations Wednesday, calling the lawsuit politically motivated and legally flawed.
«This is the second time this year the Trump Administration has abused the authority of its agencies to interfere with Americans’ rights to seek and obtain the healthcare that should be decided between a patient and their physician,» the organization said in a statement.
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«For more than 50 years, WPATH has been committed to developing guidelines informed by established scientific standards, expert consensus, and patient centered values.»
Miceli said the lawsuit should prompt a broader review by medical organizations that have relied on WPATH’s guidance.
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«We need the American Medical Association, the Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric Association—the list goes on—we need them to look at the evidence as well, and they need to do that immediately,» he said.
«The standards of care is terribly flawed, and again it has done considerable harm as a result,» Miceli continued.
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La central nuclear de Paks, la única de Hungría, paralizó el sábado sus operaciones tras una súbita caída de la producción provocada por el descenso del caudal del río Danubio a mínimos históricos, a su vez causada por la ola de calor en Europa. El anuncio lo realizó el primer ministro del país, Peter Magyar, quien convocó un grupo de trabajo para abordar un apagón sin precedentes en la historia de la planta, que durante la última década llegó a generar la mitad de la energía eléctrica nacional.
“Parada en Paks. El nivel del agua del Danubio ha bajado todavía más. La producción actual es solo de 480 megavatios, en comparación con los 2.000 megavatios normales. Pronto habrá importantes anuncios sobre las decisiones adoptadas por el grupo de trabajo de Defensa”, comunicó Magyar a través de redes sociales.
Este domingo, el jefe de Gobierno húngaro comunicó que una de las dos últimas unidades generadoras de la central fue paralizada a la 1:30 de la madrugada. “Como resultado, la producción de la planta caerá a solo 240 megavatios, y mañana (lunes) será completamente paralizada por primera vez en 44 años”, detalló.
El Danubio es fundamental para la refrigeración de los reactores en la planta nuclear.
Magyar informó que la situación es “crítica”, dado que Hungría recurre a todas las centrales eléctricas disponibles, incluidas algunas que requerían reparación para operar a pleno rendimiento. “En los últimos días, hemos pedido a los mayores consumidores industriales de energía que reduzcan voluntariamente su consumo. Un número significativo de las empresas contactadas han accedido a reorganizar su producción y reducir la demanda de energía durante el período pico de la tarde”, señaló el primer ministro.
Cerca de las 18.00 del sábado, Magyar anunció la reanudación de la actividad en la planta eléctrica de Dunamenti, que aportó un refuerzo de 360 megavatios al sistema.
A su vez, el primer ministro anunció que a partir del lunes se suspenderá el tráfico ferroviario de mercancías en las franjas horarias más críticas, entre las 17.00 y las 22.00, con el objetivo de “reducir la demanda energética del sistema ferroviario durante la tarde y liberar reservas adicionales”.
El Gobierno ordenó también el teletrabajo durante los tres primeros días de la próxima semana en todos los puestos de la administración pública donde sea posible mantener las tareas a distancia. “Pedimos a las empresas y a los empleadores que, en los próximos días, ofrezcan la posibilidad de trabajar desde casa a todos los empleados cuyo trabajo pueda realizarse de forma remota, y que reduzcan al mínimo posible el consumo energético de los edificios de oficinas”, indicó Magyar.
Además, se apagarán las luces decorativas y todas las luces no esenciales en instituciones estatales, y se espera que los gobiernos locales apliquen las medidas de ahorro energético más estrictas posibles.
Ante este panorama, Eslovaquia ofreció su ayuda al Gobierno de Hungría ante la escasez de suministro provocada por la paralización de la central nuclear. El primer ministro eslovaco, Robert Fico, aseguró que sigue de cerca la crisis energética generada por la detención de la planta húngara.
“Expresamos nuestra solidaridad con nuestro país vecino, así como nuestra disposición a ayudar. La posibilidad de un cierre total de la central nuclear debido a la escasez de agua del Danubio para la refrigeración de los reactores amenaza a Hungría con una crisis energética sin precedentes”, advirtió Fico.
El jefe de Gobierno eslovaco examinó opciones de suministro eléctrico de emergencia para Hungría junto a la viceprimera ministra y ministra de Economía, Denisa Sakova, y el presidente del Consejo de Administración de las Centrales Eléctricas Eslovacas, Branislav Strycek. Fico informó además que las centrales nucleares eslovacas de Bohunice y Mochovce operan con normalidad, aunque el descenso del caudal del Danubio también empieza a sentirse en el país.
(Con información de Europa Press)
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The Democratic Socialists of America just won $5.2 million in an inheritance dispute, according to a new legal filing, handing the organization a major financial boost as it seeks to expand its influence within the Democratic Party.
The $5.2 million award is serious money for the Democratic Socialists of America, amounting to nearly an entire year of revenue for the organization, according to its tax filings.
For a little over a year, the Democratic Socialists of America had been embroiled in a legal dispute over the will of New York University professor David Greenberg, who died in July 2024. Greenberg stipulated in his will that the contents of his New York University retirement account should be transferred to the New American Movement, a now-defunct left-wing activist group, or «any successor thereof» upon his death.
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The New American Movement merged with the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee to form the Democratic Socialists of America in 1982, according to contemporary coverage in left-wing media outlets.
Greenberg, a sociology professor, spent much of his life involved with left-wing movements, and his NYU obituary described him as «a prominent figure in America’s radical criminology movement.»
The Democratic Socialists of America just won $5.2 million in an inheritance dispute, according to a new legal filing. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Martin Hecht, Greenberg’s nephew, contended that the Democratic Socialists of America failed to file the proper paperwork to be considered the legal successor and that New York University failed to fulfill its fiduciary duty to Greenberg by not making sure his will accurately reflected his wishes before his death.
The judge presiding over the case ultimately sided with the Democratic Socialists of America, handing it the multimillion-dollar sum. Hecht initiated his lawsuit in April 2025, and the case was ultimately decided Monday.
The $5.2 million constituted the majority of Greenberg’s wealth, with a separate account worth $1.3 million being transferred to his estate without dispute, according to a legal filing.
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On Inauguration Day Jan. 20, 2025, Democratic Socialists of America members marched in Washington, D.C., carrying signs that said, «SOCIALISM BEATS FASCISM,» equating the incoming Trump administration to fascism. (Asra Q. Nomani/Fox News Digital)
This cash comes at an opportune time for the organization.
Candidates affiliated with or backed by the Democratic Socialists of America have enjoyed a string of victories in recent months, beginning with Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor in 2025 and continuing with 2026 primary wins by candidates such as Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who bested establishment-backed opponents in New York’s congressional primaries.
Socialist candidates have also won primary races in Philadelphia, the District of Columbia and Colorado.
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Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The victories, several of which came against Democratic incumbents, have expanded the Democratic Socialists of America’s foothold in government and given the group greater influence over the party, particularly in heavily Democratic urban districts.
What the Democratic Socialists of America ultimately will use its newfound wealth to do has not been disclosed, but its past spending behavior may provide some clues.
The organization, for instance, regularly spends big on advertisements meant to convince people to vote for Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates. In an August 2024 blog post, one New York Democratic Socialists of America member floated paying for advertisements to support the organization’s recruitment efforts.
Tax documents filed by the Democratic Socialists of America in November 2025 show that the organization distributes cash to its local chapters and aligned groups while also spending big on community mobilization and messaging campaigns.
These efforts appear to have borne some fruit. In early July, the Democratic Socialists of America announced that it had grown to 120,000 members, claiming that it had become the «largest socialist organization in United States history.»
The Democratic Socialists of America and Hecht’s attorneys did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
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Los capturaron cargando televisores y lavadoras tras aprovechar incendio en almacén de República Dominicana
Un incendio de grandes proporciones afectó este sábado las instalaciones de un almacén, ubicado en la marginal de la autopista Las Américas, kilómetro 13, en Santo Domingo Este, donde la Policía Nacional recuperó productos saqueados y detuvo a más 17 personas involucradas en robos tras el siniestro.
Así lo confirmaron fuentes oficiales y medios locales, tras la viralización de imágenes en redes sociales que mostraron a varias personas llevándose electrodomésticos y otros artículos mientras avanzaban las llamas.
El operativo permitió la detención de diecisiete personas en flagrante delito, quienes fueron sorprendidas presuntamente cargando mercancías sustraídas del establecimiento, entre ellos se encontraban televisores, neveras, lavadoras, microondas y otros electrodomésticos.
La Policía detalló que los artículos recuperados fueron trasladados a un centro habilitado para su resguardo. En un comunicado, la institución desmintió “de manera categórica las versiones falsas que circulan en medios de comunicación y redes sociales, en las que se pretende atribuir a agentes de la institución el uso de unidades oficiales para sustraer electrodomésticos durante el incendio registrado en la empresa”.
Según la policía, “las imágenes evidencian, con los electrodomésticos y personal del almacén presentes, que la actuación de nuestros agentes estuvo orientada exclusivamente a enfrentar actos delictivos, agarrar a personas involucradas en robos y recuperar electrodomésticos sustraídos del establecimiento”.
Durante una intervención ante la prensa, el vocero de la institución policial, Diego Pesqueira, explicó: “El reporte que tenemos es que estas personas, que desde mi punto de vista son delincuentes, aprovecharon en el momento que se inició este incendio que ha reducido a cenizas esta empresa. Aprovecharon para saquear y cargar con algunos ajuares. Gracias a la intervención de la Policía Nacional, han sido detenidas hasta el momento más de diecisiete personas, que fueron sorprendidas en flagrante delito mientras cargaban distintos tipos de ajuares”.
Pesqueira agregó que varias unidades policiales se emplearon para trasladar los artículos recuperados y evitar confusiones sobre el uso de vehículos oficiales. “Hemos utilizado varias de nuestras unidades policiales para trasladar a un centro que ha sido habilitado para llevar estos artículos que están siendo recuperados, ocupados, en poder de estos saqueadores, quienes han sido apresados. Queremos aclarar esa parte para que no se vaya a confundir y le agradecemos su pregunta”.
Policías recuperaron neveras, lavadoras, microondas, abanicos y otros electrodomésticos sustraídos de almacén incendiado. (Retomado de: Diego Pesqueira)
Los detenidos serán puestos a disposición del Ministerio Público para los procedimientos legales correspondientes. La Policía Nacional reiteró que su intervención buscó “preservar el orden público, proteger vidas y bienes, prevenir hechos delictivos y garantizar la seguridad durante la emergencia”, al tiempo que exhortó a la población a verificar la información antes de divulgarla y a no difundir contenidos falsos que puedan desacreditar la labor institucional.
Las autoridades mantienen un perímetro de seguridad debido al riesgo de colapso parcial de la estructura del local y piden a la población no acercarse al área, acatando las instrucciones de los organismos de socorro mientras continúan las labores de remoción de escombros y evaluación de daños.
De acuerdo con la Defensa Civil de República Dominicana, técnicos especializados se desplegaron en la zona para colaborar en la extinción del incendio, cuyas causas permanecen bajo investigación. A pesar de la magnitud del fuego, no se han reportado víctimas mortales.
El operativo de emergencia incluyó la presencia de personal del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santo Domingo Este, dirigido por el general Roberto Santos Méndez, quien coordinó unas quince unidades, así como la intervención del alcalde Dio Astacio y el subdirector del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE), coronel Edwin Olivares.
La Policía Nacional implementó un amplio dispositivo de seguridad para proteger a la ciudadanía, preservar el orden y respaldar las labores de los organismos de emergencia. El despliegue fue supervisado por el director regional Santo Domingo Oriental, general Claudio González Moquete, bajo instrucciones del director general de la institución, mayor general Andrés Modesto Cruz Cruz.
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