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El-Sayed Backs Doctor-Led Trans Care, Faces Licensing Questions

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said doctors, not government, should decide children’s sex-change care.
El-Sayed calls himself a doctor despite never holding a medical license in Michigan or New York.
The Justice Department secured agreements with Texas Children’s and Mount Sinai hospitals to halt pediatric gender-transition procedures.
England’s NHS paused cross-sex hormones for 16- and 17-year-olds in March, citing weak evidence.

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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said doctors, not government, should decide children’s sex-change care.
El-Sayed calls himself a doctor despite never holding a medical license in Michigan or New York.
The Justice Department secured agreements with Texas Children’s and Mount Sinai hospitals to halt pediatric gender-transition procedures.
England’s NHS paused cross-sex hormones for 16- and 17-year-olds in March, citing weak evidence.