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VIEWPOINT | Washington changes course on youth gender medicine, validates South Dakota

Guest column by Fred Deutsch

Nov 22, 2025
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Some days in public service, you feel like you’re shouting into the wind. You see a problem coming, you raise the alarm and the political world tells you you’re wrong — until the day it quietly admits you were right. That’s exactly what happened this week.

On Nov. 19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a major updated report on medical treatments for children struggling with gender dysphoria.

VIEWPOINT | Neglecting child care, early learning more costly for South Dakota taxpayers

VIEWPOINT | Neglecting child care, early learning more costly for South Dakota taxpayers

November 21, 2025
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