Companies Should Abandon HRC's Corporate Equality Index Because It Funds Harmful Practices Against Children

Source: Michaela Estruth. "Report: How Hundreds Of Businesses Bankroll Child Mutilation." March 18, 2026. thefederalist.com

The Gist

The author argues that hundreds of companies are unknowingly funding harmful medical procedures for children through a corporate diversity program. Companies should stop participating because these policies hurt kids and many business leaders don't even realize what they're supporting.

Conclusion

Companies should stop participating in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index because it requires policies that harm children

Premises

1. The Corporate Equality Index requires companies to cover transgender medical procedures for children, including surgeries and puberty blockers
2. These medical interventions cause physical harm to children, including increased risks of infertility, cancer, and other health complications
3. The index also requires coverage of reproductive technologies like IVF that separate children from biological parents and create additional health risks
4. Transgender adults have higher rates of suicide, anxiety, and depression, which negatively affects their children
5. Major medical organizations like the AMA and Association of American Plastic Surgeons now discourage surgical and hormonal interventions on minors
6. Many company leaders are unaware of what HRC's policies actually require due to the organization's innocuous-sounding name
7. Participation in the index has dropped significantly, with Fortune 500 participation down 60% and perfect scores down 30%

Assumptions

• Medical interventions for transgender youth constitute 'mutilation' and are inherently harmful
• Children have a fundamental right to their biological parents
• Companies have a moral obligation to avoid policies that could harm children
• The decline in participation indicates growing recognition of the index's problems
• Alternative family structures created through reproductive technology are harmful to children

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