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Americans who still believe children deserve childhood and parents deserve a say should be celebrating the Department of Health and Human Services’ decisive move to stop hospitals from performing irreversible sex-change procedures on minors and to block federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for those interventions. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a declaration and HHS has put forward proposed rules to make clear the federal government will not bankroll experimental medical mutilation of children. This is common-sense policy that puts biology and basic medical prudence back at the center of care for minors.
Predictably, the leftist legal machine swung into action—19 states and the District of Columbia rushed to sue HHS in an obvious attempt to protect a radical social experiment instead of protecting children. That lawsuit reflects the same cowardice Tomi Lahren rightly lambasted: Democrats are too afraid to say enough and stand with parents and science, so they file lawsuits to shield activists and special interests. The courts will now be a battleground, but the administration did the right thing by acting to stop life-altering procedures on vulnerable kids.
At the same time, the Make America Healthy Again agenda—pushed by the administration and its MAHA Commission—has forced a long-overdue national conversation about processed foods, toxic additives, and the nation’s collapsing child health statistics. The commission’s report singled out ultra-processed foods, certain dyes, and the corporate incentives that favor shelf life over nutrition as drivers of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses, and it recommended policies to prioritize real food and prevention. Conservatives should be proud that a government finally has the courage to confront industry-driven decay in American diets rather than coddling corporate profit margins.
Big food didn’t like being called out and has pushed back, whining about timelines and supply chains while millions of American kids grow up unhealthy and unfit. The White House points out that a significant portion of the industry has pledged to eliminate artificial dyes and make healthier choices, and yet industry lobbyists still posture as victims when asked to put children before quarterly earnings. If corporations won’t make the changes voluntarily, then a principled government must use policy levers to level the playing field for honest producers and families.
Make no mistake: this fight is about preserving American families, not empowering bureaucrats or punishing companies. Conservatives should champion smarter, evidence-based reforms that restore parental authority, protect kids from irreversible medical harm, and push back against processed-food interests that profit from sick consumers. Activists and parents must keep the heat on politicians and businesses alike until our children’s health is once again a national priority rather than a marketing plan.
Local leaders are already moving—states like Texas have even tied their laws to the MAHA principles by targeting dangerous additives and demanding clearer labels so parents know what’s in school lunches and store shelves. That model of grassroots reform and state-level accountability is exactly how real change happens: through citizens and elected officials fighting for common-sense protections, not through big-city lefty lawsuits designed to preserve the status quo. Conservatives should double down, back courageous officials, and refuse to be silenced; our children depend on it.
