Wahala don gas as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services drop serious bombshell on transgender children. You fit believe say dem don propose new rules to block gender-affirming care for minors. E be like say na continuation of the Trump administration wahala wey don dey happen for a while now.

Dem say the new regulations go cut off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals wey dey provide gender-affirming care for children. If dem na wahala wey dey disturb you, just know say dem serious about this matter. Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. don talk say this care no be real medicine, but rather malpractice. E even go as far as saying that these so-called care dey rob children of their bright future.

This announcement dey affect plenty states wey still dey allow drug treatments and surgical procedures for transgender children. Roughly 27 states don already face laws wey dey restrict or completely ban this kind care. Of recent, the Supreme Court don uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care, wey mean say other states fit follow suit.

But the matter no be so straightforward, as plenty big medical bodies don come out to denounce this proposal. Dem dey argue say this care dey save lives, and the ban fit endanger many young lives in the process. Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen wey dey represent The Trevor Project, don talk say this proposal go put lives for serious risk. Na wa!

Even though these proposals no don become law yet, e get as e fit discourage hospitals and healthcare providers. Some don already start to withdraw from offering gender-affirming care at all as dem dey expect wetin go happen next. The fear wey don dey rise as plenty families dey ask if dem go need to move out from their states if the wahala too dey much.”

Dem talk say nearly every hospital for the U.S. dey rely on Medicare and Medicaid funding, and if dem gree to the new laws, e go put many of dem for serious trouble. If the cuts pull through, na so hospitals go dey choose between providing important care or following federal rules wey no make sense. As e dey happen, some families dey already dey prepare for the worst.

Kennedy and im crew don publicly announce say dem no go cover gender dysphoria under the definition of disability, which fit make am harder for people wey dey suffer from am to get necessary support. This one dey raise eyebrows, because e mean say if you dey face gender identity issues, dem fit no see your matter as serious as before.

Even as all dis palava dey unfold, some supporters from the other side dey applaud the decision. Chloe Cole, wey don talk about her experience as person wey don transition back, don say this new approach dey touch the right spot. But many experts dey counter say this na dangerous road wey the government dey waka.

The debate dey go wild, from medical professionals to politicians, everybody dey involved. The administrators don stress say dem ready for serious legal battle if dem try to carry out dis new law. But e fit better make dem talk to the families and healthcare providers instead of pushing laws wey fit do more harm than good.

In California, wey dey support transgender rights, lawmakers don vow to fight any federal pressure to restrict access to care for their residents. Governor Gavin Newsom don dey respond sharply, promising to prioritize mental health support for LGBTQ youth rather than follow the federal agenda. Na which way be this for democracy? We go follow this matter as e dey unfold, make we no forget say na human lives and futures we dey talk about.