Two major medical organizations partially reversed support for gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary youth by recommending delays to surgical procedures until adulthood and citing insufficient research for benefits in minors. The AMA recommended delaying any gender-affirming surgeries until adulthood, while the ASPS reported a literature review finding inadequate evidence on surgical benefits. Gender-confirmation surgeries are already rarely performed on under-18s; some older teenagers may rarely receive procedures such as facial feminisation or mastectomy. Research shows appropriate healthcare for trans youth improves quality of life and reduces suicidality. Right-wing groups have conflated surgical and non-surgical care, overstating surgical prevalence, and research indicates cisgender youngsters undergo such surgeries more often than trans peers.
"The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) made partial changes to their recommendations on gender-affirming care for trans and non-binary youngsters. In a statement reported by the New York Times on Wednesday (4 February), the AMA - the largest and only national association which represents nearly 200 medical speciality societies across the country - recommended that any gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until adulthood."
"The announcements mark a step back for LGBTQ+ rights across the US and internationally. Activists and campaign groups regularly cite the AMA's and several other medical institution's recommendations as evidence that appropriate gender-affirming surgeries are safe and effective. Gender confirmation surgeries such as phalloplastys, hysterectomys, and baginoplastys, are virtually never performed on trans under-18s. Some teenagers aged 16 and above can undergo procedures like facial feminisation surgery (FFS) or a mastectomy, though these are incredibly rare."
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