"A report published on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website on Wednesday pushes the dubious claim that gender-affirming care for transgender youth does more harm than good - a statement that flouts years of studies concluding otherwise. The report, titled "Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices," derides gender-affirming care by reclassifying it as "pediatric sex-rejecting procedures." HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. commended the report, dismissing the idea that such treatment could "be good for children.""
"There is no indication that key stakeholders - namely, transgender individuals, their families, and clinicians - were consulted or that their perspectives were considered. ... While the Report is clear about the potential harms of intervening medically, it does not apply any kind of rational scrutiny to potential harms that have been associated with withholding intervention, including higher rates of depression, anxiety, suicidality, an"
The Department of Health and Human Services released a report asserting that gender-affirming care for transgender youth causes more harm than benefit and reclassifying such interventions as "pediatric sex-rejecting procedures." The report continues a May study and was praised by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who rejected the idea that gender-affirming treatment could be beneficial for children. The report omitted a contributors list and failed to disclose study selection or quality-assessment criteria. The American Psychiatric Association's initial peer review said key stakeholders were not consulted and that the report ignored harms linked to withholding care, including higher depression, anxiety, and suicidality.
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