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The increased proliferation of sex change operations in the United States, including for children, can be linked directly to provisions in the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s landmark legislative achievement.

Just 3,256 gender transition procedures were performed in the United States in 2016, the year that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began forcing health insurance providers to cover such procedures in their plans. The next year, the number surged by more than 150%, and in 2020 surpassed 16,000, according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

In 2014, the Obama administration overturned a rule which barred the use of Medicare funds for gender transition operations, paving the way for a massive expansion of sex change surgeries under the ACA.

> The increased proliferation of sex change operations in the United States, including for children, can be linked directly to provisions in the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s landmark legislative achievement. > Just 3,256 gender transition procedures were performed in the United States in 2016, the year that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began forcing health insurance providers to cover such procedures in their plans. The next year, the number surged by more than 150%, and in 2020 surpassed 16,000, according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. > In 2014, the Obama administration overturned a rule which barred the use of Medicare funds for gender transition operations, paving the way for a massive expansion of sex change surgeries under the ACA.

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FoSE worked with/ AFY & siecus to create the standards -- https://siecus.org/sex-ed-is-a-vehicle-for-social-change/

"Sex ed is a vehicle for social change. Full stop."

"Sex ed for social change — What does that mean?

While sex education is a necessary sexual health tool, it can (and should) be so much more than that. With sex education, we have a golden opportunity to create a culture shift–tackling the misinformation, shame, and stigma that create the basis for many of today’s sexual and reproductive health and rights issues, like:

-Dismantling white supremacy"