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Trump's HHS lauds plastic surgeons' statement on care for transgender minors

By NPR.org  
   February 09, 2026

The Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. 'Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration,' wrote Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O'Neill said in a press release. 'The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has set the scientific and medical standard for all provider groups to follow.' 

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