Morning Wire Medicine Rebuffs Gender Transitions & Troubled Tehran Talks | 2.5.26
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Feb 5, 2026 
Tim Pierce, a Daily Wire international reporter, discusses fraught U.S.-Iran talks and cooling tensions with China. Jenny Ter, an immigration reporter, reports on a federal drawdown and jail-based enforcement plans in Minneapolis. Amanda Prestigiacomo, a culture and policy reporter, covers shifting medical group positions on gender-transition care for minors. Short takes cover legal risks, maritime incidents, and enforcement strategy.
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Medical Consensus On Minors Is Shifting
- Major medical groups like the ASPS and AMA have shifted, questioning surgeries and hormones for minors based on evidence and liability concerns.
- Amanda Prestigiacomo links this change to recent detransitioner lawsuits and a $2M verdict that may prompt more reversals.
Senior Physician Urges Stronger Stance
- Dr. Richard Bosshart praised the ASPS position but urged a stronger denunciation of gender-affirming care for minors.
- He referenced the association's evidence-based stance and hopes for complete reversal.
Litigation Is Driving Policy Reversals
- Detransitioner litigation, including a $2M verdict, is pressuring medical associations through liability risk and informed-consent critiques.
- Dr. Richard Bosshart predicts many pending cases could win and accelerate organizational withdrawals of prior endorsements.