Controversy over Trump's Executive Order on Women's Sports
President Trump signs executive order protecting women's sports, causing controversy within NCAA over transgender female athletes' participation in women's sports.
Key Points
- President Trump signed an executive order to ban biological males from competing in women's and girls' sports
- NCAA changed its trans-inclusion policy to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in response
- Dr. Jack Turban resigned from an NCAA committee due to disagreement with the ban on trans female participation
Pros
- Protecting women's sports
- Creating a national standard for eligibility in college sports
Cons
- Controversy over banning transgender female athletes from women's sports
- Accusations of politicization of science and medicine