The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) claims it is child abuse to deny sex changes to children despite growing opposition at home and abroad.
The details: The AAP released a consensus statement on behalf of its 70,000 pediatricians stating that: “withholding [gender-affirming care] is harmful to children and amounts to state-sanctioned medical neglect and emotional abuse.”
Trans-ing kids is dangerous: As conservative website LifeSite points out, allowing children to undergo sex-change procedures “is indeed associated with astronomically high rates of suicide and suicidal ideation. Research published in March 2022 found that 82 percent of people who identify as transgender “have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth.”
Zoom out globally: Our Western allies like the UK, France, and Sweden have all halted allowing children to take puberty blockers or have sex change surgeries for fear of long-term mental and physical health issues.
Big picture: The statement from the AAP is not legally binding, but it does carry a lot of weight as the organization is considered the “gold standard” for child care in America.
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