{"id":16797,"date":"2025-04-01T16:54:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dr-oz-disavows-support-for-transgender-care-allaying-a-senators-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:54:23","slug":"dr-oz-disavows-support-for-transgender-care-allaying-a-senators-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dr-oz-disavows-support-for-transgender-care-allaying-a-senators-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oz \u2018Disavows\u2019 Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator\u2019s Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1906857460553420865\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said on Monday that he had decided to support<\/a> the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid because Dr. Oz told him that he would no longer support transgender care for minors and was \u201cunequivocally pro-life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Senate is expected to vote on Dr. Oz\u2019s nomination to become administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sometime this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hawley was vocal about withholding his support for Dr. Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon who became a daytime TV celebrity, over concerns about his previous positions on transgender care and certain state abortion laws. Dr. Oz featured segments on the television show about transgender care and had also previously raised possible objections to proposed state legislation that would prohibit abortion based on fetal heartbeats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In his responses to Mr. Hawley\u2019s written questions, Dr. Oz assured the senator that he \u201cdisavows his previous support for trans surgeries &amp; drugs for minor children,\u201d Mr. Hawley <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1906737834523836772\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">posted on X,<\/a> the social media site. He added that he \u201calso walks back past criticism of state pro-life laws.\u201d Dr. Oz said he would also \u201cwork to end funding for abortion providers,\u201d Mr. Hawley said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hawley\u2019s opposition could have jeopardized Dr. Oz\u2019s confirmation, given that Democrats seemed likely to vote against him along party lines. C.M.S. is a $1.5 trillion agency responsible for providing health care coverage to nearly half of Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Last month, Mr. Hawley successfully forced the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/17\/us\/politics\/lawyer-fda-abortion-josh-hawley.html\" title=\"\">ouster of a lawyer<\/a> at the Food and Drug Administration over her support for the availability of the abortion pill under President Biden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A spokesman for Dr. Oz did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     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