American College of Pediatricians

This article is about the socially conservative advocacy group. For the professional association of pediatricians, see American Academy of Pediatrics.
American College of Pediatricians
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FoundersGerry Boccarossa and Joseph Zanga
Type501(c)(3)
47-0886878
Location
Members
slightly more than 700[1]
Revenue (2022)
$178,000
Expenses (2022)$143,000
Websitewww.acpeds.org

The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) is a socially conservative advocacy group of pediatricians and other healthcare professionals in the United States, founded in 2002.[1][2] The group advocates in favor of abstinence-only sex education and conversion therapy, and advocates against vaccine mandates, abortion rights and rights for LGBT people.[3][1][4] As of 2022, its membership has been reported at about 700 physicians.[5][6][1]

ACPeds has been listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for pushing "anti-LGBTQ junk science".[3] A number of mainstream researchers, including the director of the US National Institutes of Health, have accused ACPeds of misusing or mischaracterizing their work to advance their own political agenda.[7][8] ACPeds has also been criticized for their professional sounding name which some have said is intended to mislead people into thinking they are a professional medical organization or mistake them for the similar sounding American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).[9]

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  3. ^ a b "American College of Pediatricians". Extremist Files. Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Molloy, Parker (June 12, 2024). "The Bogus Anti-Trans "Declaration" From a Bogus Medical Organization". The New Republic. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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  9. ^ "The American College of Pediatricians Is an Anti-LGBT Group". Psychology Today. May 8, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2024.