Montana to probe nation's leading pediatrics group for claim puberty blockers are 'reversible'

FIRST ON FOX: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is launching an investigation into a leading pediatrics organization over its "gender-affirming" care policy statement that claims treating children with puberty blockers is reversible.

The civil investigative demand (CID) comes a little over a month since attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah sent a letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), accusing the organization of abandoning "its commitment to sound medical judgment."

"Puberty blockers can have serious and irreversible consequences for children, but AAP appears to ignore those consequences and instead promotes them as 'reversible'. That's unacceptable and could be a violation of Montana law," Knudsen told Fox News Digital in a statement.

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"The information AAP provides must be accurate and based in scientific fact as parents and medical professionals rely on them for guidance in making healthcare decisions for children," the AG added.

The 2018 AAP policy states that "Gonadotrophin-releasing hormones have been used to delay puberty since the 1980s for central precocious puberty."

"These reversible treatments can also be used in adolescents who experience gender dysphoria to prevent development of secondary sex characteristics and provide time up until 16 years of age for the individual and the family to explore gender identity, access psychosocial supports, develop coping skills, and further define appropriate treatment goals," the statement reads.