BAN THIS QUACKERY

On 2025-03-26, Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3) delivered a floor speech titled "BAN THIS QUACKERY" in the House. The speech addressed LGBTQ rights.

BAN THIS QUACKERY

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)] [House] [Page H1283] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] BAN THIS QUACKERY (Mr. ONDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. ONDER. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the Do No Harm Act. As a physician, I took an oath to do no harm, but over the past several years, doctors working at pediatric transgender clinics have prescribed medications or done procedures that they know will permanently sterilize children or leave them with irreversible medical and psychological damage. This bill is the most comprehensive legislation introduced to date to protect children from experimental and unethical practices of so-called gender-affirming care. This practice has been banned or severely limited in European countries, including the U.K., Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, and it is time for the U.S. to wake up and ban this quackery once and for all. The Do No Harm Act builds on President Trump's day one executive order ending the chemical castration and mutilation of children. I look forward to working with the Trump administration to solidify this policy as Federal law. ____________________