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HHS Report Critiques Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth, Sparks Controversy

A new HHS report questions the efficacy of transition care for minors, igniting backlash from medical associations and advocacy groups.


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The Trump administration's new HHS report argues that evidence for gender-affirming care’s benefits for transgender youth is low, criticizing existing practices. The 409-page document asserts many doctors fail their patients by providing such care and calls for a return to psychotherapy over medical interventions. The HHS findings were met with strong backlash from major medical associations, who argue they misrepresent the medical consensus. Critics suggest the report mirrors discredited practices like conversion therapy, igniting political and legal debates, especially as a Supreme Court ruling on state bans approaches. The report may influence access to transition care nationwide.

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The HHS report is viewed as politically motivated and misleading, undermining established standards of care for transgender youth and presenting a distorted view of best practices in treating gender dysphoria.

Medical experts are united in their opposition to the report, which they argue misrepresents the scientific consensus on the mental health benefits of gender-affirming care, risking the well-being of vulnerable transgender youth.

The report's emphasis on exploratory psychotherapy is criticized as a thinly veiled attempt to promote conversion therapy, endangering the mental health of young people who may not conform to traditional gender norms.

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