(The Center Square) – As states rush to either affirm or ban children from undergoing sex reassignment procedures, new data shows Oregon among U.S. states providing the most such procedures.
Data published by the Do No Harm, a nonprofit group of physicians and other medical professionals opposed to such procedures on children, shows that roughly 13,394 minors underwent sex change treatments nationwide from 2019 to 2023. According to the data, the oldest was 17 years old, with the youngest being 7 years old.
While nearly 38% of those minors came from California, New York, Washington and Ohio, Oregon came in right behind in terms of the total number of child “sex change patients” with 853. Based on 2020 census data, that’s roughly one child per 4,967 residents, or about 20 patients per 100,000 people, which includes adults.
“Like you, we want to protect children,” the nonprofit wrote on its website . “This tool will keep you informed of sex change treatments being performed on minors at healthcare facilities.”