Criminalization of Gender-Affirming Care — Interfering with Essential Treatment for Transgender Children and Adolescents

Arkansas recently passed a law making it illegal for clinicians to provide gender-affirming treatment to children and adolescents with gender dysphoria. This legislation and similar bills could threaten the health, well-being, and survival of transgender young people.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 385; no. 7; pp. 579 - 581
Main Authors Martin, Simona, Sandberg, Elizabeth S, Shumer, Daniel E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 12.08.2021
Subjects
Adolescent Medicine
Adolescent sexuality
Adolescents
and Education
Child development
Children
Endocrine therapy
Families & family life
Gender
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Gender-affirming care
Health Law
Health Policy
Legislation
Medical Ethics
Medical Practice
Mental health
Patients
Pediatrics
Pediatrics General
Physicians
Psychiatry
Puberty
Sexuality
State laws
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Training
Transgender persons
Young adults
United States > US
Arkansas
Medicine and the Law
Medical Practice
Medical Ethics and Human Rights
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Summary:Arkansas recently passed a law making it illegal for clinicians to provide gender-affirming treatment to children and adolescents with gender dysphoria. This legislation and similar bills could threaten the health, well-being, and survival of transgender young people.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2106314