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A plastic surgeon who trained at a major Manhattan hospital is apologizing for failing to “speak up” after witnessing minors as young as 13 undergo “irreversible” gender surgeries.<\/p>\n

“As a father to three young children and as a physician who took an oath to do no harm, I failed to speak up, and I just want to thank President Trump for having more clarity on this,” Dr. Ira Savetsky said Thursday on “Fox & Friends.”<\/p>\n

Savetsky, who trained at NYU Langone Health, said the culture inside elite medical programs<\/a> left little room for voicing his concerns.<\/p>\n

“You’re at the number one plastic surgery program, you’re just grateful to be there. There’s no room to speak up. You’re a soldier\u2026” he said.<\/p>\n

201 HOUSE DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST BLOCKING MEDICAID DOLLARS FOR KIDS’ TRANSGENDER SURGERIES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“You work so hard to get there\u2026 you don’t want to make waves.”<\/p>\n

Savetsky’s comments come as the Manhattan hospital announced it would end its Transgender Youth Health Program<\/a>, a move that follows regulatory pressure from the Trump administration, which has threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals offering such care.<\/p>\n

“Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program,” a hospital spokesperson told The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

THE MEDICAL SYSTEM PUSHED TRANSGENDER SURGERY ON KIDS \u2014 NOW IT’S FACING LEGAL JUSTICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs<\/a>, which will continue.”<\/p>\n

While reflecting on the patient procedures, Savetsky questioned the pressure families receive when their child questions their gender.<\/p>\n

“I can only imagine what the parents were going through. I mean, they’re told that their child is going to kill themselves if they don’t have these surgeries,” he said.<\/p>\n

“They’re pressured, and what are you supposed to do? You’ve dropped everything to do the right thing for your child, and I think that, unfortunately, there was a lot of financial motivation with these institutions.”<\/p>\n

NYU Langone did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/plastic-surgeon-apologizes-failing-speak-up-minors-underwent-gender-surgeries-nyu-langone <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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