Despite transgender surgery bans for those under 18 years old across the United States, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, published on August 30, estimates that 3,678 American children underwent “gender-affirming surgeries” between 2016 and 2020. That is more than 700 children per year.

In particular, Columbia University researchers estimate:

• 3,215 minors underwent “breast/chest surgery”
• 405 minors underwent “genital surgery”
• 350 minors underwent some “other cosmetic procedures”

Child abuse: These 3,678 children represent only 8 percent of the 48,019 Americans who underwent transgender surgery during the 5-year period under examination. Even pro-transgender organizations like the Endocrine Society and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health do not recommend “gender-affirming surgeries” for those under 18 years old. Children are too young to make major medical decisions, so having a parent, guardian or doctor allow such surgery is a form of abuse and torture.

Child sacrifice: In the Bible, God compares such vile conduct with child sacrifice. He condemns “you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree; who slay your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks” (Isaiah 57:5; Revised Standard Version).

Anciently, the Canaanites and other Near Eastern people would slay their children to appease pagan deities such as Molech. Now, Americans and other Western peoples torture and slay their children in the name of political correctness, lgbtq+ inclusivity and other perversions.

Learn more: Read “Modern-Day Child Sacrifice.”