Europeans are reconsidering standards of care, but aren’t nearly as hostile to treatment as many Republicans in the U.S.
Trans rights activists hold a counter demonstration next to a women’s rights demo organized by Women Won’t Wheesht in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2021. | Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesRepublicans are pointing to an unlikely authority in moving to ban or restrict gender-affirming care for minors: European governments.
Whether Europeans maintain this approach, broaden access, or further restrict it will likely affect the contours of the debate in the U.S. What Republicans have portrayed as a rejection of treatment for children could as easily be seen as a debate about mismanagement and clinical standards. NHS’ England branch is also considering a draft policy limiting access to puberty-suppressing hormones to minors enrolled in research studies or in exceptional cases.When Republicans critical of gender-affirming care make the case for restricting or banning it for minors, they also point to France.
The academy recommended that doctors get parents’ consent and use caution in prescribing those remedies, given possible side effects including weakened bones and sterility. The Karolinska University Hospital is pictured Jan. 18 in Solna, near Stockholm. | Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images The board recommended physicians look for a long, persistent history of gender dysphoria since childhood and distress caused by the onset of puberty.
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