Facing a backlash over a widely accessible video series promoting “gender-affirming” surgeries, Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) quietly updated its website to indicate that such procedures are only available to adults, accusing those who question otherwise of spreading “misinformation.”
The pediatric hospital, which offers “surgical care of transgender patients” at its Center of Gender Surgery, came under fire after a promotional video went viral on social media.
The video features Dr. Frances Grimstad, a pediatric gynecologist who explains, accompanied by upbeat background music, the process of a “gender-affirming hysterectomy.” Specifically, hysterectomy involves the removal of much of one’s female reproductive system, including the uterus, cervix, the fallopian tubes attached to the sides of the uterus, and sometimes the ovaries….