We need more courage like this. For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into two pharmaceutical companies

who profit from off-label hormone treatments for gender-disforic kids. In a public statement,

Paxton accused these companies of failing to warn about the devastating side effects of the medications,

including sterility.

The fact is, hormone-suppressing medications prescribed by so-called gender clinics, often to kids,

are not approved by the FDA to treat gender dysphoria.

They're only FDA approved for diagnosable physical medical conditions, like premature puberty and prostate cancer.

Paxton's right.

These companies have to be held accountable, as showed the doctors who prescribe medications for the wrong use.

And he's sending a critical message that gender dysphoria is a mental condition, one

which the vast majority of minors grow out of.

Treating it as a physical condition by interrupting development and causing permanent

physical damage is irresponsible and dangerous.

Perhaps Paxton's courage will inspire more doctors, officials, and medical professionals to prioritize the health and well-being of children over the demands of activists, and to follow the science instead of a dangerous ideology.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.