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WPATH is in legal trouble after the FTC sued them over claims their transgender healthcare guidelines are misleading — now they’re calling them mere opinions, not settled science. Critics say this reverses years of authoritative guidance that shaped care for young people globally, and that parents were misled into believing these standards were medically necessary. The FTC chair accused WPATH of pushing “settled science” only to later downplay it as debate. WPATH insists they’re defending free speech and flexible, patient-centered care — while acknowledging the field remains intensely debated. They’re fighting to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing no deceptive statements were made and that the FTC’s move threatens vital medical discourse.

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