Constantly U.S. citizens are told from the highest levels of Government and Professional Organizations that Gender Affirming Standards of Care are evidenced based. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Heath, Rachel Levine, a trans-woman, has often said as much.
But Moti Gorin, PhD, MBE, and associate professor of philosophy at Colorado State University says hold on….some of the most progressive societies in Europe, Sweden, Finland, and Great Britain, are pulling away from Gender Affirming Standards of Care.
Grab graphs (from Gorin’s Article posted in “Hastings Bioethics Forum”)
U.S. physicians treating an adolescent patient suffering from gender dysphoria are guided by professional organizations, such as the Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), to employ gender-affirming care, which can involve the prescription of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or surgery. These organizations’ guidelines are not based on systematic reviews of the benefits of these treatments. Although some U.S. states have moved to ban or restrict youth access to gender affirming care, physicians in most states follow these organizations’ guidelines. In its most recent guidance document, WPATH reported that it is “not possible” to conduct a systematic review of adolescent care due to the overall low number of studies and the “few outcome studies that follow youth into adulthood.” Nevertheless, the title of WPATH’s document is called “Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People” and its recommendations for the treatment of minors have been described as “evidence-based” by U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine. Meanwhile, physicians treating children and adolescents with gender dysphoria in Sweden, which did conduct a systematic review, are told by their National Board of Health and Welfare that “the risks of puberty suppressing treatment with GnRH-analogues and gender-affirming hormonal treatment currently outweigh the possible benefits, and . . . the treatments should be offered only in exceptional cases.” It recommends mental health support and exploratory psychological care as the first line of treatment for gender dysphoria in youth. [emphasis mine]
We are experimenting on our mentally confused children!
STOP IT!
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Love Refuses To Affirm Confusion
