Alaska Family Council applauds Governor Mike Dunleavy and acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills for joining a landmark lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). The lawsuit alleges that WPATH made deceptive claims about the benefits and risks of pediatric gender treatments for minors, including claims related to suicide prevention and long-term outcomes.
Protecting Children
The FTC, joined by Alaska, Texas, Iowa, and Nebraska, argues that families, medical professionals, and policymakers were misled regarding the evidence supporting puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and other interventions for children. For years, Alaska Family Council has sounded the alarm about the irreversible harms that can result when vulnerable children are placed on a pathway toward lifelong medicalization.
Recent developments across the United States and internationally have raised serious questions about whether activist ideology has outpaced sound medical science. Governor Dunleavy deserves credit for standing with parents and children rather than powerful medical organizations and activist groups.
State Action
Encouragingly, the Alaska State Medical Board has voted unanimously two times to address this matter. Once in March of 2025 recommending that Alaska State Legislature pass legislation to protect minors from pediatric gender treatments. And again, in August of 2025 to propose actual regulatory language to the Department of Law.
This issue now waits for Governor Dunleavy to ask the Attorney General to release those regulations, after they are modified as needed, back to the Alaska State Medical Board where there will be public comments before a final vote. With the State of Alaska joining this lawsuit, it is obvious Dunleavy gets it. Now they need to get those regulations back to the State Medical Board to solidify our State’s resolve to protect children.
Alaska Acting Attorney General Cori Mills said: “Our laws demand real transparency and full disclosure of risks—whether it’s a defective product that harmed consumers or powerful drugs like opioids. This is especially vital for irreversible treatments with lifelong consequences, and it must be held to the highest standard when minors are involved.
Unfortunately, as alleged in the complaint, WPATH failed that test by prioritizing ideology over sound science, downplaying serious long-term harms. They must be held accountable like we have held countless other companies and organizations accountable when they fail to follow the laws that protect consumers.”
Original reporting: Must Read Alaska (Anchorage) — read the source article.
