Cattinson subsequently detransitioned because of the negative effects caused by the hormonal treatments, but her experience in easily obtaining life-changing treatments is no anomaly for Planned Parenthood. The country’s top abortion provider now is also among the largest providers of hormone injections to transgender-identifying teens and young adults.

Planned Parenthood’s “informed-consent” approach to hormones does not involve the requirement of therapy prior to beginning hormone treatments and has sparked criticism from former patients, transgender individuals working in the field, and critics of the transgender ideology. The group quietly went from offering these services to transgender individuals in 16 states at 65 locations in 2015 to currently offering these services in 41 states at more than 200 of their centers to more than 35,000 individuals nationwide.

Many Planned Parenthood affiliates are open about this approach in their description of services on their websites. Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in San Jose, California, states, “In most cases your clinician will be able to prescribe hormones the same day as your first visit. No letter from a mental health provider is required.”

Similarly, Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania states: “A therapist’s letter is not required to begin hormone therapy at our health centers,” and “Most patients are prescribed hormones that day.”

[Question: What does this have to do with family planning? — Ed]