The article discusses the repercussions of President Trump's executive order, which attempts to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth, while wrongly connecting it to female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C). Activists stress that this conflation is dangerous and impacts both movements negatively. FGM/C is recognized globally as a human rights violation, predominantly affecting young girls unable to consent. In contrast, gender-affirming surgeries are necessary medical procedures performed with comprehensive documentation and patient consent, distinguishing major differences between the two health-related issues.
As the network against FGM/C states, conflating gender-affirming care with FGM/C is 'wrongly and dangerously' misleading, undermining the complexities of both issues.
FGM/C, as defined by the World Health Organization, is a human rights violation, performed on girls unable to consent, causing severe medical complications.
In contrast, gender-affirming surgeries are necessary for many transgender individuals, conducted only with informed consent and medical documentation of need.
The executive order from President Trump intensifies ongoing efforts by opponents of transgender rights to misuse anti-FGM/C laws in their bid to restrict gender-affirming care.
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