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More US Doctors, Medical Associations Shift Away From Gender Treatment for Minors

More US Doctors, Medical Associations ShiftingShift Away From Gender Treatment for Minors

Above: A sign hangs on the wall outside the office of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) as a Transgender Pride flag hangs outside the office of Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL) (R) in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill, on February 25, 2021. Image copyright: Al Drago/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Facts

  • The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has become the first major US medical association to publicly announce that it "has not endorsed any organization’s practice recommendations for the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria."

  • The 11k-member ASPS, which represents about 90% of the field in the US and Canada, has now gone against pro-medical treatment stance of other major medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Medical Association (AMA).


The Spin

Thank God more groups are confronting the horrific transgender youth medical industry. The so-called doctors behind this movement take perfectly healthy children, some as young as six and often with autism or other mental issues, and brainwash them and their parents into thinking they need to have their genitals cut off. If this industry is ever going to end, it'll be up to real doctors to take a stand and kick these child abusers out of the medical field.

Despite claims from the anti-LGBTQ side, liberal-minded people are following the science on this issue as much as anyone. As more evidence emerges, public officials have decided to block irreversible surgeries for minors while retaining their right to transition through other means. Such medical procedures are also very rare, which is why we shouldn't allow this debate to blur the lines between surgery and the myriad of other gender-affirming treatments.

While it's true that gender-affirming surgery for minors is rare, that doesn't mean it should be banned. Transphobic state governments are also using the surgery debate to ban other medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy, which are known to help with depression in transgender youth. Most nationally recognized medical associations still support all gender-affirming treatment, and they shouldn't cower in the face of right-wing attacks.


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