Boston Children's Hospital Under Fire for Now-Deleted Video Promoting 'Gender-Affirming Hysterectomies' for Young Girls

Boston Children’s Hospital has faced intense backlash after promoting what it called “gender-affirming hysterectomies” for young girls who identify as transgender.

The since-removed video in question featured Dr. Frances Grimstad, who works for the hospital’s division of gynecology. In it, she explained the kinds of hysterectomies girls could undergo.

“A gender-affirming hysterectomy is very similar to most hysterectomies that occur,” the doctor said in the video clip unearthed by the popular Libs of TikTok account. “A hysterectomy itself is the removal of the uterus, the cervix — which is the opening of the uterus — and the fallopian tubes, which are attached to the sides of the uterus.”

While it appears BCH has removed Grimstad’s biographical landing page from its website, her Twitter bio describes her as “queer” and a “trans reproductive health advocate.”