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Pro-Life Doctors Targeted In Cyber Attack

by | Mon, May 15 2023

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A US pro-life medical organisation has been targeted in a sustained and costly cyber attack because of its views.

The American College of Pediatricians says the hackers intended to intimidate and incapacitate its operations.

Director Dr. Jill Simons said it was subjected to “an ongoing, coordinated, malicious cyber attack by hackers on key technology structures, databases, and financial accounts.”

“It will be costly to recover, but we will not be intimidated by these illegal bullying tactics that amount to a hate crime. We will continue to promote the health and well-being of children by protecting the rights of born and pre-born children, promoting biological integrity, and defending conscience rights for healthcare providers,” she asserted.

The national medical association was founded by a group of concerned physicians who refuse to be influenced by the political agenda and placed a high premium on the sanctity of human life.

Dr. Simons told the Daily Signal: “There’s no doubt in my mind that this is related to a few recent bold, brave stances that we’ve taken. One is that we’re part of the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which recently filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration’s expanded use of the abortion pill.”

“The college is one of the five founding members of the Alliance,” she explained.

She said other pro-life organisations were receiving similar threats.

The college has also spoken out against the push to provide children experiencing gender dysphoria with services referred to by LGBT activists as “gender-affirming care.” Specifically, it has warned that puberty blockers can cause “many serious permanent side effects including osteoporosis, mood disorders, seizures, cognitive impairment” as well as sterility.

It has listed “an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, blood clots and cancers across their lifespan” as potential long-term impacts of cross-sex hormones.

Dr. Simons vowed: “We are gearing up and this is definitely not the end of anything. We have just begun the fight and this has woken a sleeping giant.”