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Abdul El-Sayed defends physician autonomy on pediatric sex changes while his medical credentials face scrutiny

9/12/2026

The evidentiary floor for pediatric gender medicine is a live question in federal policy.

England's National Health Service paused cross-sex hormones for patients aged 16 and 17 after finding the supporting research "really weak," and a prior ban covering children under 16 was already in place.

At a Friday rally at Michigan State University, Michigan Democratic U.S.

Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed argued that treatment decisions of this kind belong between patients and their providers, with no government role in the clinical room.

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