Dr.Quentin Van Meter, a Board-Certified Pediatric Endocrinologist of 44 years and President of ACPeds, spoke at the meeting with HHS and released the following statement: “The American College of Pediatricians is very concerned about the effect of this anticipated rule on the rights of pediatricians to practice medicine in a way that is in the best interest of children. Children are in no place to make body-altering and life-altering decisions. We strongly oppose these anticipated rule changes because they will corrupt the practice of medicine and cause irreparable harm to kids.”