Stop Medical Experiments on Children in Nebraska

LB 574

Testimony of David D. Begley, 4611 S. 96^th Street, Omaha, NE, February 8, 2023.

I’m Omaha attorney David Begley and I was educated by the Society of Jesus in Omaha.

In his State of the State address to the Legislature, the Oklahoma Governor said, “’We must protect our most vulnerable – our children. After all minors can’t vote, can’t purchase alcohol, can’t purchase cigarettes…we shouldn’t allow a minor to get a permanent gender altering surgery in Oklahoma.” To that I add, no puberty blockers.

The New York Times likes to think of itself as “the paper of record” in the United States. Most people would agree with me that the NYT is one of the most liberal organizations in America today.

So, I took note when the NYT published a story on November 14, 2022 which stated, “concerns are growing among some medical professionals about the consequences of the drugs….”  and “[t]here is growing evidence of potential harm from puberty blockers….”

The bottom-line here is that giving puberty blockers to minors is experimental. After World War II, the civilized world agreed that it was unethical to perform medical experiments on humans; especially on children.

Attached to this testimony are questionnaires on the website of Nebraska Medicine. The University of Nebraska Medical Center owns half of Nebraska Medicine. A fair conclusion from these questionnaires is that children are receiving puberty blocking drugs in Nebraska and possibly undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

I’m calling on the Attorney General or the State Patrol to investigate and determine whether Nebraska Medicine is performing medical experiments on children. Any person at Nebraska Medicine or UNMC who approved medical experiments on children should be fired from their job.

The State of Nebraska has a compelling interest in protecting children from medical experimentation that can cause permanent physical harm in brain development, bone density and other problems.

DDB