Morning Wire Silenced Science: Inside the AMA’s Gender Agenda
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Sep 1, 2025 Eitan Haim, a whistleblower from Texas Children's Hospital, reveals shocking insights about the American Medical Association's controversial support for gender-affirming care in children. He questions the scientific basis of treatments like hormone therapy and surgeries, shedding light on ethical concerns and risks involved. Haim emphasizes the need for accountability and reform in medical practices, criticizing the erosion of trust in the medical community. His candid remarks about the potential harms of these practices create a thought-provoking discussion.
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AMA's Powerful Financial Leverage
- The AMA holds outsized influence through membership, revenue, and control of CPT codes that affect insurance coverage.
- Eitan Haim warns this financial power lets the AMA shape which treatments insurers will pay for.
Longstanding AMA Support For Trans Care
- The AMA has supported gender-affirming treatments since 2008 and still labels them evidence-based and medically necessary.
- Haim argues those labels are crucial because they determine insurance coverage for procedures.
Meeting With AMA President Went Poorly
- Eitan Haim describes joining Representative Paquette to meet AMA President Dr. Bobby McComala to challenge AMA positions.
- He recounts expecting constructive dialogue but encountering dismissiveness and apparent coaching.