Eric Meininger, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine / Pediatrics Physician

11/16/2025

Be aware of changes by the State Department that may lead to invalidation of passports held by transgender Americans, especially those with “X” marker and those who updated their passports more recently thru the affidavit process.

The report is long, but read all the way thru to understand what this may mean to you.

https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/trump-admin-quietly-changes-state?r=yuoes&utm_medium=ios #

The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.

08/21/2025

An abominable over-reach by administration and an incredible invasion of privacy.

A June subpoena to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sought Social Security numbers and addresses of patients who received gender-related care, as well as “every writing or record” made by doctors on such treatments.

08/07/2025

Check out https://gac.tiiny.site

The future workforce of adolescent medicine is being harmed.

This section explains the core principles of Gender-Affirming Care (GAC) and the unified consensus among major medical organizations. Understanding this foundation is crucial to grasping the conflict created by recent legislation.

07/29/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/doctors-government-agencies.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

This is a profound loss for all of us.

Federal public health institutions were revered by the medical community. That’s rapidly changing.

06/30/2025

So distressing to read this. . .

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-care-clinics-complying-in-advance?utm_medium=email Trans Care Clinics, Complying in Advance, Leave Patients Unsure of What’s Next

“Many were simply told that services would no longer be available, with little to no guidance on what to do next.”

06/12/2025

An important perspective on trans affirmation for adolescents:

The disinformation on transgender youth healthcare is extreme, and many people hold weakly held opinions on that care. I talk about how to move the needle with those who are uncertain.

12/07/2024

Go France! We may not have a government, but we do have decent gender care guidelines for children and adolescents!

The new guidelines, published by the French Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, create the first French national medical consensus on trans youth care.

11/06/2024

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.” —Winston Churchill, by way of Erin Reed at

News and discussion on trans legislation and life. Click to read Erin In The Morning, by Erin Reed, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

10/17/2024

Trans prisoners, like every other prisoner, are entitled, in fact required by the 8th amendment, to the same necessary medical care, as determined by them and their doctors, as any other prisoner.

Thank you, Kamala Harris.

02/28/2024

Sad news for Indiana tonight.

BREAKING: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth to take effect immediately.

This is absolutely devastating news for all trans kids in our state, and our hearts break for them.

As we and our clients consider our next steps, we want all the transgender youth of Indiana to know this fight is far from over and we will continue to challenge this law until it is permanently defeated and Indiana is made a safer place to raise every family.