Six GOP lawmakers have issued a letter to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) inquiring into the results of a study into puberty-blockers that began in 2015, whose full results have not yet been made public.
The senators are pressing Monica M. Bertagnolli to release the full results of “The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth,” a research study into the effects of puberty blockers on children.
“Taxpayers have the right to know the outcomes of the research they fund, particularly when the intervention studied has life-altering impacts,” the letter said.
Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) all signed onto the letter….