The governor of Tennessee and top Southern Baptist leaders in Nashville are going after the Transgender Health Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) after videos posted by commentator Matt Walsh raised concerns about harm to children, religious liberty, and financial incentives.
null / Image credit: ADragan/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 21, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called for an investigation into the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, after faculty comments on the lucrative nature of transgender surgeries were brought to light.A podcast had also highlighted statements from the school s faculty on the "consequences" faced by conscientious objectors.The Republican governor said in a statement to The Daily Wire that "The pediatric transgender clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center raises serious moral, ethical and legal concerns.""We should not allow permanent, life-altering decisions that hurt children or policies that suppress religious liberties, all for the purpose of financial gain," Lee added. "We have to protect Tennessee children, and this warrants a thorough investigation."Matt Walsh, an internet host for the The Daily Wire, shared the recordings of the faculty me