Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion company, is expanding its reach into selling trans hormones by instructing teenagers on evading parental consent and medical safeguards.
That’s according to a recent workshop exposed by critics who warn it endangers vulnerable youth. The abortion organization, which operates nearly 600 centers nationwide, has positioned itself as the leading seller of cross-sex hormones for so-called gender transitions, treating 40,000 patients last year alone, with 40% aged 18 to 22.
In a move critics decry as prioritizing ideology over safety, Planned Parenthood affiliates have begun offering explicit guidance to minors on obtaining hormones without parental knowledge, fueling concerns that the group is exploiting confused teens for profit.
A National Review investigation revealed that Planned Parenthood hosted a workshop titled “Queer 101: Introduction to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation” at its clinic in Kalamazoo, Michigan, earlier this year. The session, aimed at teens as young as 13, included detailed instructions on “how to get around parental permission requirements” for hormone therapy and accessing gender-affirming care discreetly.
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Participants were taught methods such as using online resources to locate sympathetic providers, navigating state laws that allow minors to consent independently in places like California, and even employing peer networks to secure medications without oversight.
This comes amid broader revelations that between 2017 and 2023, Planned Parenthood affiliates saw about 12,000 minors aged 12 to 17 for gender-related services, per insurance data analyzed by the Manhattan Institute. Some clinics prescribe hormones to 16-year-olds with parental consent, while others bypass it entirely in permissive states. The group’s advertising openly promises same-day hormone prescriptions without requiring a mental health referral, a practice that has sparked malpractice lawsuits from former patients.
“You should be the one to decide what change you want to make to your body,” Planned Parenthood posted on X, formerly Twitter, in a message aimed at encouraging youth autonomy in bodily decisions.
Personal accounts underscore the risks.
Helena Kirschner, now 24, received testosterone at her first Planned Parenthood visit at age 18, without blood work or psychological evaluation. Cristina Hineman, who sued the organization after a rapid prescription led to a double mastectomy, described being handed hormones in under 30 minutes, later facing severe side effects including vocal pain, joint issues, sexual dysfunction, and heightened cardiovascular risks.
Financial incentives appear to drive the expansion.
With abortions facing increasing restrictions, gender services have become a lucrative pivot, with Planned Parenthood centers billing insurers for hormone therapies that can cost thousands annually. Critics argue this model commodifies youth distress, linking it to Planned Parenthood’s core ethos of unchecked sexual autonomy.
The pattern extends to school partnerships that embed these messages directly into teen environments.
In March 2022, Pennsylvania’s Reading School District inked a memorandum of understanding with Planned Parenthood Keystone to deliver “comprehensive sex education” inclusive of gender identities, starting in high schools and later expanding to middle schools at no cost to the district. The agreement also greenlit an after-school LGBTQ+ club, “The Spectrum,” for ages 14-21, hosted partly at the local Planned Parenthood clinic—which offers gender-affirming care.
Club activities, detailed in leaked social media posts and emails, featured lessons on preferred pronouns, nonbinary identities, and practical sex education, including demonstrations of turning condoms into dental dams. Events celebrated “Transgender Day of Visibility” with activities like painting naked “trans” bodies and playing queer Jeopardy.
A youth program guide stressed confidentiality, barring discussions outside meetings and prohibiting sexual activity among participants.
Parents were provided opt-out forms for the curriculum but received scant details on club operations, prompting outrage from pro-family advocates. The district and Planned Parenthood Keystone declined comment on the partnership’s scope.
